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Jermaine and Josh observed an anthill for their science project. They observed that an ant moved 45.0 millimeters (mm) in 85.0 seconds (s). How fast was the ant moving?

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User Bahaa
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0.529 millimeters per second
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User Asif Mohammed
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Answer:

Velocity =displacement/time

Distance covered is 45mm which is 0.045m or 0.45cm but the displacement is very small so use mm instead. Time taken (t) to cover the distance is 85s. V=45/85

V=0.53mm/s

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