Question

Jane has a kitten named Fluff-ball. Fluff-ball usually sleeps in a cat bed 20 meters from the kitchen andhardly ever moves. But whenever Jane opens a can of cat food, the kitten comes running into the kitchen asfast as he can. If Fluff-ball takes 5 seconds to reach the kitchen, how fast can he run? Please answer in metersper second.

Answer 1

Input data

Fluff-ball

cat bed 20 meters from the kitchen

Fluff-ball takes 5 seconds to reach the kitchen

Procedure

s = speed

`\begin{gathered} s=(d)/(t) \\ s=\frac{20\text{ meters}}{5\text{ seconds}} \\ s=4\text{ m/s} \end{gathered}`

Fluff-ball run at 4 m/s