Question

Jessica ran on the track team at her school. She finished a 200-meter race in 54 seconds.

• What was Jessica’s average speed, in meters per second, for the 200-meter race? Show your work and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.

Jessica ran in a 50-meter race next. On this shorter distance, Jessica’s speed was 1 meter per second faster than her speed in the 200-meter race.

• How many seconds did it take Jessica to complete the 50-meter race? Show your work and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.


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Answer 1

200/54 = 3.7 m/sec

Explanation:

To find meters per second just divide the number of meters by the numbers of seconds.

Answer 2

To find meters per second you just

divide the number of meters by the

numbers of seconds

200/54 = 3.7 m/sec

Explanation: