A person travels 32 meters,turns right & travels 34 more meters. It took 3 minutes. What is her speed?
(32 + 34)/3 = _____ meters per minute
To find the speed, we need to divide the total distance traveled by the total time taken. In this case, the person traveled a distance of 32 meters and then turned right to travel an additional 34 meters. Therefore, the total distance traveled is 32 meters + 34 meters = 66 meters.
Given that it took 3 minutes to cover this distance, we convert minutes to seconds since the SI unit for speed is meters per second. One minute is equal to 60 seconds. So, 3 minutes × 60 seconds/minute = 180 seconds.
Now, we have the total distance (66 meters) and the total time (180 seconds), which we can use to find the speed. To do this, we divide the total distance by the total time:
Speed = Total distance ÷ Total time
Speed = 66 meters ÷ 180 seconds
Calculating this, we find that the person's speed is approximately 0.3667 meters per second (rounded to four decimal places).