Question

Nick is so excited to Trick-or-Treat, he RUNS down the street to the house that has the BIG candy bars! He ran 203 meters. It took him 40 seconds to arrive at the "big candy bar" house. What was his average speed?

Answer 1

Nick's average speed was 5.075 meters per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Distance (d) = 203 meters,

Total Time (t) = 40 seconds.

The formula for average speed is:

Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time

Substitute the given values into the formula:

Average Speed = 203 meters / 40 seconds

Now, perform the calculation:

Average Speed = 203 / 40 meters per second

To simplify the fraction, divide the numerator by the denominator:

Average Speed = 5.075 meters per second

Therefore, Nick's average speed while running down the street to the "big candy bar" house was 5.075 meters per second.