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A European swallow flies about 14 meters in 1 second.

How many kilometers could it fly in 15 minutes?

It could fly
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User Abhijit Rao
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ANSWER:
12.6 km

Step-by-step explanation:
If the swallow fly goes 14 m/s then you can multiply 14x60 to get 840m per minute.
From there you multiply 840x15 and get 12,600m for 15 minutes. You then divide 12,600/1000 to convert meters into kilometers and you get 12.6km.

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