Question

A speed skater completes a 500-meter race in 40 seconds. A cheetah runs 260 meters in 10 seconds. How do their speeds compare?

Find the number of meters a speed skater and a cheetah travel in 1 second.

A speed skater travels (blank) meters per second.
A cheetah travels (blank) meters per second.

Answer 1

skater 500 m / 40 sec= 12.5 m/ sec

Cheetah 260/10 = 26 m/ sec= The cheetah is more than twice as fast as the skater

So number 1 is 12.5

Number 2 is 26