a car travels 100 meters in 5 seconds. what is the speed of the car? speed = distance over time; 1 mile = 1609 meters 8.9 miles per hour 16 miles per hour 20 miles per hour 44.7 miles per hour
Answer:
Speed, v = 44.7 miles/hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that,
Distance covered by the car, d = 100 meters
1 meter = 0.000621371 miles
100 meter = 0.0621371 miles
Time taken by the car, t = 5 seconds = 0.00138889 hours
The speed of the car is given by :
\(v=\dfrac{d}{t}\)
\(v=\dfrac{0.0621371\ miles}{0.00138889\ hour}\)
v = 44.7 miles/hour
So, the speed of the car is 44.7 miles/hour. Hence, this is the required solution.