Question

A box moved 33 meters down a factory conveyor belt at a constant velocity. It moved that distance in

1.5 minutes. What was the box's velocity?

Answer 1

Distance= 33 m
Time= 90 sec

Velocity= 33/90

Velocity= .37 m/s

Answer 2

Since the box is moving at a constant speed and in a rectilinear path, we can then say:

`d = v * t`

where d is the distance traveled.

where v is the speed.

& t is the time taken.

`v= (d)/(t) = (33)/(1.5 * 60) = (33)/(90) = 0.3666 \: meters \: per \: sec`

Don't forget to change from minutes to seconds by multiplying by 60.