Question

How far can a caterpillar, traveling at 0.05 m/s, move in 3 min?

Answer 1

9m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

speed of caterpillar = 0.05m/s

time taken to move = 3min

Unknown:

distance covered by the caterpillar = ?

Solution:

Speed is defined as the rate of change of distance with time. It is a scalar quantity that does not measure direction but has magnitude;

Speed =
`(distance)/(time)`

Distance = speed x time

We need to convert the given time to seconds;

1 min = 60s

3 min = 60 x 3 = 180s

Input the variables;

distance = 0.05m/s x 180s = 9m