Question

It takes a car traveling at 18 m/s 4.0 minutes to reach Chick-Fil-A from the school. Determine how far Chick-Fil-A is from the school.

Answer 1

4320 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between speed, distance and time taken for uniform motion is

`v=(d)/(t)`

where d is the distance covered, t the time taken, v the average speed.

In this problem, we know:

v = 18 m/s is the average speed

`t=4.0 min \cdot 60 = 240 s`

Therefore, solving the equation for d, we find the distance:

`d=vt=(18 m/s)(240 s)=4320 m`