Question

starfish’s top speed is approximately 161 centimeters per minute. What is this speed to the nearest centimeter per second?

Answer 1

there are 60 seconds in 1 minute


`\frac{161}{} (cm)/(min) * (1)/(60) (min)/(seconds)= (161)/(60) (cm)/(seconds)`

Answer 2

Speed of the Star Fish is 3 centimeter per second.

Explanation:

Given:

Top speed of star fish = 161 centimeter per minutes

We need to express given speed in centimeter per second.

We know that ,

1 minute = 60 seconds.

So, Speed of Star fish in centimeter per second =
`161*(1\:cm)/(60\:second)`

=
`(161)/(60)\:(cm)/(second)`

=
`2.6833\:(cm)/(second)`

=
`3\:cm\:per\:second`

Therefore, Speed of the Star Fish is 3 centimeter per second.