Question

Joseph raced his remote control car 600 feet in 24 seconds. He said the speed of the remote control car was 20 feet per second during the race. Assuming the car raced at a constant speed, which statement is true?

1) Joseph is correct. The car was traveling 20 feet per second because 600 ÷ 24 = 20 feet per second.
2) Joseph is correct. The car was traveling 20 feet per second because 600 ÷ 24 = 20 feet per second.
3) Joseph is correct. The car was traveling 20 feet per second because 600 ÷ 25 = 20 feet per second.
4) Joseph is correct. The car was traveling 20 feet per second because 600 ÷ 25 = 20 feet per second.
5) Joseph is incorrect. The car was traveling 24 feet per second because 600 ÷ 25 = 24 feet per second.
6) Joseph is incorrect. The car was traveling 24 feet per second because 600 ÷ 25 = 24 feet per second.
7) Joseph is incorrect. The car was traveling 25 feet per second because 600 ÷ 24 = 25 feet per second.

Answer 1

Joseph's claim that his car traveled at 20 feet per second is incorrect. Upon calculation, it is found that his remote control car actually traveled at an average speed of 25 feet per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating the average speed of Joseph's remote control car during a race. The speed of an object is determined by dividing the distance it has traveled by the time it took to travel that distance. In this case, Joseph claims that his car traveled at an average speed of 20 feet per second. To verify this, we can use the equation for average speed, which is:

Speed (v) = Distance (d) / Time (t)

Joseph says he raced his car for 600 feet in 24 seconds, so the calculation would be:

Speed = 600 feet / 24 seconds = 25 feet per second.

Therefore, Joseph's statement that the car was traveling at 20 feet per second is incorrect. The correct answer is that the car traveled at 25 feet per second during the race.