Question

Ruby was training for a race at the high school track. She took her dog walked 2250 meters in 15 minutes. Calculate the average speed

Answer 1

Average speed
`= 2.5` meter per second

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The total distance walked
`= 2250` meters

The total time taken to walk
`2250` meters is
`15` minutes

In one minute there are
`60` seconds

As we know Average speed is equal to total distance travelled divided by total time taken

Hence,

Average speed

`(2250)/(15*60) \\2.5`meter per second