Question

A ball rolled 258 feet in 2 minutes.what was this balls average speed,in feet per second?

Answer 1

`</p><p>d = 258ft \\</p><p>t = 2min = 2\cdot 60s = 120s \\</p><p>s = (d)/(t)=(258ft)/(120s)=\boxed{2.15(ft)/(s)}</p><p>`

Answer 2

The balls average speed was 2.15 feet per second.

Hope this helps.

Explanation:

There are 60 seconds in a minute, and there are 2 minutes so you add 60 and 60, which would give you 120 seconds. Then you would divide 258 by 120, which would give you 2.15