Given:
An asteroid travels 5 miles in 8 seconds
Required:
How many miles does it travel per second?
Explanation:
the asteroid is travelling 5 miles in 8 seconds so to find the miles travelled every second we need to divide 5 miles by 8 seconds, that is
[tex]\frac{5}{8}=0.625[/tex]Final answer:
The distance travelled every second is 0.625 miles
