Question

During a hockey game, the puck slid 27meters across the ice rink as it was chased by a hockey player skating at 9.5 meters per second. The puck slid that distance in 1.5seconds at a steady speed. What was the puck's speed

Answer 1

Speed of Puck is 18 m/s

Explanation:

Mathematically;

speed = distance/ time

The puck traveled a distance of 27 m in 1.5 seconds

The speed of the puck is thus;

27/1.5 = 18 m/s