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If susan, janice, and melvin take 2.0 hours to walk to their school at a rate of 1.0 m/s, how far is their school from their house?

please help me huhu​

User Duane
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Answer:

7.2 km

Explanation:

Given that:

Hours taken = 2 hours

Walk rate = 1 m/s

Distance = Speed * time

Time taken in seconds = 2 * 60 * 60 = 7200 s

Hence,

Distance = 1 m/s * 7200s

Distance = 7200 meters

Distance in km = 7200 / 1000 = 7.2 km

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