SOLUTION: a snail crawls 3km in 16 days.
what is the average speed of the snail in meters per second?
give answer in scientific notion correct to two significant figures.
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Question 748242: a snail crawls 3km in 16 days.
what is the average speed of the snail in meters per second?
give answer in scientific notion correct to two significant figures.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 km in 16 days
3000m in 16 days
3000m in 1382400 secs
3000/1382400 = 0.00217
= 2.2 x 10^-3 m/sec
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