Question

Sam walks from home to his school which is 0.75 miles away in 12 minutes. How fast was he walking?

Answer 1

v = 3.75 mph

Explanation:

Constant speed motion

An object travels at a constant speed if the ratio of the distance traveled by the time taken is constant.

Expressed in a simple equation, we have:

`\displaystyle v=(d)/(t)`

Where

v = Speed of the object

d = Distance traveled

t = Time taken to travel d.

Sam walks from home to school for a distance of d=0.75 miles in t=12 minutes. To calculate the speed, we need to convert the time to hours.

t=12/60 = 0.2 hours. Now compute the speed:

`\displaystyle v=(0.75\ mi)/(0.2 \ h)`

v = 3.75 mph