SOLUTION: a snail crawls 3km in 16 days. what is the average speed of the snail in meters per second? give answer in scientific notion correct to two significant figures.

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Question 748242: a snail crawls 3km in 16 days.
what is the average speed of the snail in meters per second?
give answer in scientific notion correct to two significant figures.
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3 km in 16 days
3000m in 16 days
3000m in 1382400 secs
3000/1382400 = 0.00217
= 2.2 x 10^-3 m/sec