Question

A person riding a ferris wheel travels once around the wheel, a distance of 168 feet, in 30 seconds. what is the average speed of the rider in feet per second? round to the nearest tenth. the average speed of a rider is feet per second.

Answer 1

`(168)/(30) = (x)/(1)`

Cross-multiply


`30x=168`

Divide 30 on each side to get
`x=5.6` .

The average speed of a rider is 5.6 fps