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A bumblebee flies with a ground speed of 15.0 m/s . Calculate its speed in km/h.

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Speed in km/hr = 15 x 18
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5

= 54 km/hr.

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Answer:


54(km)/(h)

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a problem of conversion of units.

First of all you need to take the quantity the problem gives you and write it down with the units:


15.0(m)/(s)

Then you need to find the conversion factor for the units you need to convert:

In this case you need to convert from meters (m) to kilometers (km) and from seconds (s) to hours (h), so you have the following conversion factors:

- To convert from meters (m) to kilometers (km):


15.0(m)/(s)*(1km)/(1000m)

-To convert from seconds (s) to hours (h):


15.0(m)/(s)*(3600s)/(1h)

Then you should put the conversion factors in the same expression, so:


15.0(m)/(s)*(1km)/(1000m)*(3600s)/(1h)

Finally you multiply the numerators and the denominators and divide the results:


15.0(m)/(s)*(1km)/(1000m)*(3600s)/(1h)=54(km)/(h)

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