Question

Two snails were racing down the hall. Snail B accelerated from 2 m/s to 3 m/s in a time of 8 seconds. What was snail B’s acceleration?

a) 0.25 m/s²
b) 0.125 m/s²
c) 0.375 m/s²
d) 0.5 m/s²

Answer 1

The acceleration of snail B is 0.125 m/s², which corresponds to option b.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the acceleration of snail B, we need to use the formula for acceleration:

acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / time

Given that the initial velocity is 2 m/s, the final velocity is 3 m/s, and the time is 8 seconds, we can plug in these values to calculate the acceleration:

acceleration = (3 m/s - 2 m/s) / 8 seconds = 1 m/s / 8 seconds

Snail B's acceleration, equivalent to option b, is 0.125 m/s².