Question

Simon threw a baseball to home plate. The distance the ball traveled was 48 feet. It took the ball 0.75 seconds to reach home plate.If the ball traveled at a constant speed, how fast was the ball traveling in feet per second?

Answer 1

Speed: Distance / time

Distance: 48 feet

Time: 0.75 seconds

Replacing with the values given:

Speed = 48 /0.75 = 64 feets per second