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A student walks 3

kilometers to school in
33 minutes. How fast
does she walk? What
are the best units?

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Answer: The speed of the student is 5.45km/hr.

Explanation: The important concept here is to convert 33 minutes to hours by diving by 60 since one hour is equal to 60 minutes to get 0.55hr

Then velocity is equal to distance over time.

v=d/t

v= 3km/0.55hr

v=5.45km/hr

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