Question

Eric threw a baseball 20 meters in 0.5 seconds. What was the average speed of the baseball to the nearest hundredths of a m/sec.

Answer 1

40 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed or velocity is distance over time. Therefore,

20 meters/0.5 seconds

= 40 m/s

Answer 2

40m/sec

Step-by-step explanation:

speed = distance ÷ time

speed = 20 ÷ 0.5

speed = 40 m/sec