Question

Pete is driving down 7h street. He drives 150 meters in 18 seconds. Assuming he does not speedup or slow down, what is his speed in meters per second?

Answer 1

Given

distance (x) = 150 m

time (t) = 18 s

Procedure

The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position with respect to a frame of reference, and is a function of time.

$\begin{gathered} v=\frac{x}{t} \\ v=\frac{150\text{ m}}{18\text{ s}} \\ v=8.333\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}$