SOLUTION: A bicycle travels 12 kilometers in 40 minutes. Calculate the average speed in meters/second.

Question 503930: A bicycle travels 12 kilometers in 40 minutes. Calculate the average speed in meters/second.
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The solution is to be stated in units of m/sec.
So, that tells you how to solve the equation.
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12 kilometers = 12 km * 1000 m/km = 12000 m
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40 minutes = 40 min * 60 sec/min = 2400 s
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The solution has units of "m/sec", so you divide your meters value by your seconds value.
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12000 m/ 2400 sec = 120/24 m/sec
120/24 m/sec = 5 m/sec
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The bicycle is traveling at 5m/sec.
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Done.

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