Question

An animal is running at a rate of 40 ft per sec.(a) If the animal runs for 5 sec, what is its distance? It’s distance is: _______ (Simplify your answer)Is the answer in ft., ft per sec, or sec.? (b) If the animal travels d ft, what is its time?: ______

Answer 1

Given: An animal is running at a rate of 40 ft per sec.

Find: (a) if the animal runs for 5 sec, what is its distance? It’s distance is:

(b)If the animal travels d ft, what is its time?:

Explanation: (a) An animal is running at a rate of 40 ft per sec

if the animal runs for 5 sec then the distance will be

$40\times5=200ft$

(b) If the animal travels d ft, then the time will be

$\frac{40}{d}sec$