SOLUTION: A swimming pool is 50 meters long. A boy can swim across the length and then return to his starting position in 5 meters. What is his swimming speed in km/hr? (Ans. 1.2 km/hr)

Question 482971: A swimming pool is 50 meters long. A boy can swim across the length and then return to his starting position in 5 meters. What is his swimming speed in km/hr? (Ans. 1.2 km/hr)
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assuming you mean:
A swimming pool is 50 meters long. A boy can swim across the length and then return to his starting position in 5 MINUTES.
What is his swimming speed in km/hr?
:
Find the meter/min, multiply by 60 to get meter/hr, divide by 1000 to get km/hr
* 60 * = 1.2 km/hr

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