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If a car travels 400m in 22 seconds, how fast were you going?

a. 18.18 m/s
b. 20.0 m/s
c. 22.2 m/s
d. 25.5 m/s

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Final answer:

The average speed of the car was 18.18 m/s, obtained by dividing the distance traveled (400 m) by the time taken (22 s).

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the average speed of a car that travels 400m in 22 seconds, we use the formula for speed:

Speed = Distance ∕ Time

Plugging in the given values:

Speed = 400m ∕ 22s

Speed = 18.18 m/s

So the car was going 18.18 m/s.

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