Question

In 4minutes, Quincy paddled his kayak east halfway across Lake Spollo at a constant velocity. Lake Spollo is 560meters wide from west to east. What was Quincy's velocity? Write your answer as a whole number.In 4minutes, Quincy paddled his kayak east halfway across Lake Spollo at a constant velocity. Lake Spollo is 560meters wide from west to east. What was Quincy's velocity?

Write your answer as a whole number.

Answer 1

Quincy paddled halfway across Lake Spollo, which is 560 meters wide, in 4 minutes. His velocity, after converting time to seconds and using the velocity formula (distance/time), comes out to 1.1667 m/s, which is rounded to 1 m/s as a whole number.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate Quincy's velocity as he paddles across Lake Spollo, we use the formula for velocity:

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

As given, Quincy paddles halfway across the lake which is 560 meters wide:

Halfway distance = 560 meters / 2

= 280 meters

Time taken to travel halfway is 4 minutes, we need to convert it to seconds to have consistent units:

Time in seconds = 4 minutes x 60 seconds/minute

= 240 seconds

Now, applying the values to the velocity formula:

Velocity = 280 meters / 240 seconds

= 1.1667 meters/second

Since we need to provide the answer as a whole number, we round the velocity:

Velocity = 1 meter/second (rounded to the nearest whole number)