SOLUTION: You need to get to class, 200 meters away, and you can only walk in the hallways at about 1.5 m/s. (if you run any faster, you値l be caught for running). How much time will it take

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Question 786536: You need to get to class, 200 meters away, and you can only walk in the hallways at about 1.5 m/s. (if you run any faster, you値l be caught for running). How much time will it take to get to your class?
Answer by dfollett76(12) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance+=+rate+%2A+time
200m = 1.5m/s * t
Now solve for t to get the time in seconds
200=1.5*t (we want to get t by itself, so lets get rid of the *1.5 by dividing both sides by 1.5)
200/1.5 = t
t = 133.33 seconds