Question

What is the speed of a walking person in m/s if the person travels 1000 m in 20 minutes?

Answer 1

0.83m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

distance = 1000m

time taken = 20min

Unknown:

Speed of the walking person = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem;

Speed =
`(distance)/(time taken)`

Time taken should be in seconds;

1 min = 60s

20min = 20 x 60 = 1200s

Speed =
`(1000)/(1200)` = 0.83m/s