A mountain lion chases a deer to a hiding spot 430 m away. It takes the deer 19.2 s to get there. What is the deer’s speed? (1 point)

Responses

449.2 ms
449.2 meters per second

410 ms
410 meters per second

22.3 ms
22.3 meters per second

0.04 ms

1 answer

To find the deer's speed, you can use the formula for speed:

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

Given that the distance is 430 meters and the time is 19.2 seconds, you can calculate the speed as follows:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{430 , \text{m}}{19.2 , \text{s}} \approx 22.396 , \text{m/s} \]

Rounding to one decimal place, the speed of the deer is approximately 22.4 m/s.

The closest response to this calculation is:

22.3 m/s (22.3 meters per second)