SOLUTION: In a recent snail race, the winning snail traveled 5.85 cm in 3/4 of a minute. How fast was the snail traveling in centimeters per second?

Question 1132349: In a recent snail race, the winning snail traveled 5.85 cm in 3/4 of a minute. How fast was the snail traveling in centimeters per second?
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52847)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Traveling 5.85 cm in 3/4 of a minute, the snail covers centimeters per second. It is exactly 0.13 cm/second. ANSWER

Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
snail traveled
convert to seconds

the snail traveling in centimeters per sec:

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Given distance and time, divide the distance by the time to find speed.
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convert units as necessary.
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eg, 500 miles in 12.5 hours --> (500/12.5) mi/hr
Is that not obvious?

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