To convert 5 cm per second to meters per minute, we need to convert the units from centimeters to meters and from seconds to minutes.
Since 100 cm = 1 meter, we divide 5 cm by 100 cm/m to get the amount in meters:
5 cm ÷ 100 cm/m = 0.05 m
Next, since 60 seconds = 1 minute, we multiply the amount in meters by 60 seconds/min to get the amount in meters per minute:
0.05 m × 60 s/min = 3 m/min
Therefore, the rate of 5 cm per second is equivalent to 3 meters per minute.
Convert the rate of 5 cm per second to meters per minute.
100 cm = one meter and
60 seconds = one minute
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meters per minute
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