Question

Use UNIT RATES to solve the following questions. YOU MUST SHOW ALL WORK.Listed below are excellent performances in different sports. Express each speed in meters per second.(Remember: 1 minute = 60 seconds; 1 hour = 60 minutes)6. Running: 100 m in 10.2 s

Answer 1

ANSWER

9.80 m/s

EXPLANATION

We want to find the speed in meters per seconds.

Speed is given as:

$s=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}$

So, we simply have to divide the distance by time.

Therefore, the speed is:

$\begin{gathered} s=\frac{100}{10.2} \\ s=9.80\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}$

That is the speed.