Question

Pete is driving down 7th street. He drives 550 meters in 8 seconds. Assuming he does not
speed up or slow down, what is his speed in meters per second

Answer 1

Answer:

Speed = 68.75m/s

Explanation:

Speed can be defined as distance covered per unit time. Speed is a scalar quantity and as such it has magnitude but no direction.

Mathematically, speed is given by the equation;

$Speed = \frac{distance}{time}$

$S = \frac{d}{t}$

Given the following data;

Distance = 550m

Time = 8secs

Substituting into the above equation;

$S = \frac{550}{8}$

Speed, S = 68.75m/s