SOLUTION: If a roller coaster travels at an average speed of 118 kilometers per hour and travels a distance of 950 meters, how long does it take for the roller coaster to complete the ride?
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Question 601878: If a roller coaster travels at an average speed of 118 kilometers per hour and travels a distance of 950 meters, how long does it take for the roller coaster to complete the ride? Please tell me how you did the problem too along with the answer! Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a roller coaster travels at an average speed of 118 kilometers per hour and travels a distance of 950 meters, how long does it take for the roller coaster to complete the ride?
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Apply the "distance formula":
d = rt
where
d is distance traveled
r is rate or speed
t is time
.
950 meters is equivalent to .950 kilometers
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plug in the given information from the problem into:
d = rt
to get:
.950 = 118t
.950/118 = t
0.0081 hours = t
or, converting above into seconds:
29 seconds = t
