A hot air balloon floats low in the sky you see it pass your house and 10 seconds later pass a building you know 50m away. what is the estimated speed of the balloon

Answer 1

To calculate the estimated speed of the balloon, we need to determine the time it took for the balloon to travel the 50m distance.

Given that the balloon passed your house and 10 seconds later passed a building 50m away, we know that the time it took for the balloon to travel the 50m distance is 10 seconds.

So, the estimated speed of the balloon can be calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken:

Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = 50m / 10s
Speed = 5m/s

Therefore, the estimated speed of the hot air balloon is 5 meters per second.