Question

A cheetah can run at speeds approaching 120 km/hr. What distance would the cheetah cover in 1.3 minutes

Answer 1

In order to determine the distance traveled by the cheetah, use the following formula:

$d=v\cdot t$

where,

v: speed of the cheetah = 120 km/h

t: time = 1.3 min

d: distance = ?

Convert 1.3 min to hours (to be able to operate into the formula for d), as follow:

$1.3\min \cdot\frac{1h}{60\min }=0.0216h$

Next, replace the given value of v and the previous value of time into the formula for d:

$d=(120\frac{km}{h})(0.0216h)=2.6\operatorname{km}$

Hence, the cheetah traveled 2.6 km