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A snail covers a distance of 90 meter in 24 hours calculate the average speed of the snail.
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Answer 1

1.042 × 10⁻³ m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

average speed =
`(total \space\ distance \space\ covered)/(time \space\ taken)`

In this case,

• distance covered = 90 m,

• time taken = 24 hours = 24 × 60 = 1440 min = 1140 × 60 = 86400 s

Substituting these values into the formula:

average speed =
`(90)/(86400)`

= 1.042 × 10⁻³ m/s

Answer 2

3.75 meters per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

`\boxed{\sf Speed = (Distance)/(Time)}`

Given:

• Distance = 90 meters
• Time = 24 hours

Substitute the given values into the formula to calculated the speed:

`\implies \sf Speed = (90\:m)/(24\:h)`

`\implies \sf Speed = 3.75\:m/h`

Therefore, the average speed of the snail is 3.75 meters per hour.

To calculate the speed in meters per minute, divide by 60:

`\implies \sf Speed = (3.75\:m/h)/(60)=0.0625\:m/min`

To calculate the speed in meters per second, divide by 60 again:

`\implies \sf Speed = (0.0625\:m/min)/(60)=0.001042\:m/s\:\:(4\:s.f.)`