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?

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Traveling 5.85 cm in 3/4 of a minute, the snail covers 5.85%2F45  centimeters per second.


It is exactly  0.13 cm/second.      ANSWER


Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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snail traveled 5.85cm%2F+%283%2F4%29+minute
convert %283%2F4%29+minute to seconds
%283%2F4%29%2A60seconds=3%2A15seconds=45seconds
the snail traveling in centimeters per sec:
5.85cm%2F45s=0.13%28cm%2Fs%29+

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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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?