Question

A tortoise is walking in the desert. It walks
9.6
meters in
6
minutes. What is its speed?

Answer 1

speed = distance / time
speed = 9.6 / 6 = 1.6 meters per minute

Answer 2

For the answer to the question above, 
9.6m/6min = 1.6m/min 
Simply divide 9.6 by 6 to get your speed per minute. 
So speed is 1.6 meters per minute.

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