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How long dose it take to travel 5km at an average speed of 8 m/s? Give your answers in minutes and seconds

Respuesta :

Answer:

625 seconds and 10 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

distancs=S=5km=5000m

average speed=v=8m/s

time taken=t=?

as we know that

average speed=[tex]\frac{distance covered}{time taken}[/tex]

average speed×time taken=distance covered

here we have to find the time taken

time taken=[tex]\frac{distance covered}{average speed}[/tex]

time taken=[tex]\frac{5000m}{8m/s}[/tex]

time taken=625seconds

now we convert seconds into minutes

[tex]\frac{625}{60}[/tex]

10 minutes