SOLUTION: A person walks 240 meters at 3 m/s. How long did it take?

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Question 1199560: A person walks 240 meters at 3 m/s. How long did it take?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find the travel time, divide the distance by the rate.


Actually, 3 m/s is not a regular walking speed.

A regular walking speed is about 1 m/s, which gives approximately 4 km/hour (the numbers to memorize).



Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
R, speed or rate
T, time
D, distance

R=D%2FT

simple step,
RT=D
T=D%2FR