The formula for the distance traveled over time t and at an average speed v is d=v×t. Amit ran for 45 minutes at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour. What calculation will give us the estimated distance Amit ran in kilometers?
Q. The formula for the distance traveled over time t and at an average speed v is d=v×t. Amit ran for 45 minutes at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour. What calculation will give us the estimated distance Amit ran in kilometers?
Identify Formula: Identify the formula for distance traveled over time at an average speed.The formula for distance is Distance=Speed×Time.
Convert Time to Hours: Convert the time Amit ran from minutes to hours.Amit ran for 20 minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we divide the number of minutes by 60 to convert to hours.Time in hours = 20 minutes / 60 minutes/hour = 31 hour.
Calculate Distance: Use the given speed to calculate the distance.Amit's speed is 8 kilometers per hour.Distance = Speed ∗ TimeDistance =8 km/hour ∗1/3 hour
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find the distance.Distance = 8×31Distance = 38Distance = 2.666… kilometers
Round Distance: Round the distance to a reasonable number of decimal places.Since the speed was given as "about 8 kilometers per hour," we can round the distance to two decimal places.Distance ≈2.67 kilometers
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