Question

A roller coaster track is 3,000 meters long. It takes 100 seconds to travel once around the roller coaster. What is the average speed of the roller coaster?

Answer 1

The average speed of the roller coaster is 30 m/s.

Explanation:

The average speed of the roller coaster can be computed by the formula:

Average Speed = Total distance traveled/Total time taken

The roller coaster travels a distance of 3000 meters and takes a time of 100 seconds. So,

Average Speed = 3000 meters / 100 seconds

Average Speed = 30 meters/second

Answer 2

Answer: The average speed of the rollercoaster is 30 meters per second.

Explanation:

Hi, since:

Speed rate = distance /time

To answer this question we simply have to divide the length (distance) of the rollercoaster (3,000 meters) by the time spent on traveling it (100 seconds)

Mathematically speaking;

3000 meters / 100 seconds = 30 meters per second

The average speed of the rollercoaster is 30 meters per second.