Question

For a track meet, Tara ran the 1,600 m event at constant speed in 5 minutes and 20 seconds. What was her speed?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

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Answer 2

Distance ran by Tara = 1600 m

Time taken by Tara to ran 1600 m = 5 min 20 seconds

We have to calculate the speed.

Firstly, we will convert the unit of time in one unit.

Time = 5 min 20 seconds

= 5 min +
`(20)/(60)` min (Because 1 min = 60 sec)

=
`5+(1)/(3)`

=
`(15+1)/(3)`

=
`(16)/(3)` min

Now we will use Distance speed formula which states,

Distance = speed
`*` time

1600 m = speed
`*`
`(16)/(3)`

speed =
`(1600 * 3)/(16)`

Speed = 300 m/min

So, the speed of Tara was 300 meter/min.