Question

A snail crawls 300 cm in 1 hour. Calculate the snail’s speed

in each of the following units.
a. centimeters per hour (cm/h)
b. centimeters per minute (cm/min)
c. meters per hour (m/h)

Answer 1

300cm per hour
5cm per minute
3 meters per hour

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Distance covered by the snail, d = 300 cm

Time taken, t = 1 hour

(a) Speed of the snail is given by :

`v=(d)/(t)`

`v=(300\ cm)/(1\ h)`

v = 300 cm/h

(b) Since, 1 hour = 60 minutes

Speed of the snail is given by :

`v=(d)/(t)`

`v=(300\ cm)/(60\ min)`

v = 5 cm/min

(c) Since, 1 meter = 100 cm

Distance, d = 3 meter

Speed of the snail is given by :

`v=(3\ m)/(1\ h)`

v = 3 m/h

Hence, this is the required solution.