To determine the average speed in meters per second, we need to convert the distance covered from kilometers to meters and the time from hours to seconds.
Distance covered in meters = 7.25 km * 1000 m/km = 7250 m
Time taken in seconds = (10:30 am - 9:00 am) * 60 minutes/hour * 60 seconds/minute = 1.5 hours * 60 minutes/hour * 60 seconds/minute = 5400 seconds
Average speed in meters per second = Distance covered in meters / Time taken in seconds
= 7250 m / 5400 s
= 1.3426 m/s (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, your average speed is approximately 1.3426 meters per second.
At 9:00 am you start to walk and at 10:30 am you are 7.25km from your starting point. Determine your average speed in meters per second
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