A downhill skier travels down a course at an average speed of 60 km/hr for 2 minutes. How far in km did she ski? convert your answer to meters.
1/30 * 60 = 60/30 = 2 km
1 km = 1,000 m
2 km = ? m
2 KM
To find the distance the skier traveled, we can use the formula:
Distance = Speed × Time
First, we need to convert the given average speed from km/hr to meters per second since the given time is in minutes.
1 km = 1000 meters
1 hour = 60 minutes = 60 × 60 seconds = 3600 seconds
So, to convert km/hr to m/s, we can multiply the speed value by (1000/3600).
Average speed in m/s = 60 km/hr × (1000/3600) = 60,000/3600 = 16.67 m/s (rounded to two decimal places)
Now, we can calculate the distance by multiplying the speed by time:
Distance = 16.67 m/s × 2 minutes × 60 seconds/minute
Note that we convert the time from minutes to seconds.
Distance = 16.67 m/s × 2 × 60 = 2000 meters
Therefore, the skier traveled a distance of 2000 meters.