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A bike travels 7 feet in 1/3 of a second. at the same speed, how many feet will it travel in 5 seconds?

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A bike travels 7 feet in 1/3 of a second. at the same speed, how many feet will it travel in 5 seconds?
A bike travels 7 feet in 1/3 of a second. at the same speed, how many feet will it-example-1
User Alex Wade
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Answer:

105 ft.

Explanation:

We have been given that a bike travels 7 feet in 1/3 of a second. We are asked to find the distance traveled by bike in 5 seconds.


\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}


\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{7 ft}}{(1)/(3)\text{second}}


\text{Speed}=\text{7 ft}* \frac{3}{1\text{ second}}


\text{Speed}=\frac{\text{21 ft}}{\text{ second}}


\text{Distance}=\text{Speed}* \text{Time}


\text{Distance}=\frac{\text{21 ft}}{\text{ second}}* \text{5 seconds}


\text{Distance}=105\text{ ft}

Therefore, the bike will travel 105 ft in 5 seconds.

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