3 turtles walking.

Question

The green turtle, Monique, traveled 250 centimeters in 8.7 minutes.

The calculation that will give you the speed as a unit rate is

The green turtle’s speed as a unit rate is
centimeters per minute if the answer is rounded to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

To calculate the speed of Monique the green turtle in centimeters per minute, we can use the formula for speed:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \]

In this case, the distance is 250 centimeters and the time is 8.7 minutes.

Now we can plug in the values:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{250 , \text{cm}}{8.7 , \text{min}} \approx 28.738 , \text{cm/min} \]

Now rounding this value to the nearest tenth:

\[ \text{Speed} \approx 28.7 , \text{cm/min} \]

So the green turtle’s speed as a unit rate is approximately 28.7 centimeters per minute.