Question

Jessica ran on the track team at her school. She finished a 200-meter race in 54 seconds.

• What was Jessica’s average speed, in meters per second, for the 200-meter race? Show your work and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.

Answer 1

3.7 meters per second

Explanation:

200m/54 secs

you want to find the meters per second so you divide by the number of seconds so 200/54 = 3.7037037 or 3.7 meters per second