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A road is 450 metres long . It takes a woman 5 minutes to walk along the road . Work out the average speed of the woman . Give your answer in metres per second .​

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theres 60 seconds in a minute. If it takes her 5 minutes, multiply 60 by 5. you will get 300. then all you will do is divide the meters by 300 seconds. you will get the answer of 1.5 metres per second.
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