Question

A cyclist rides her bike at a speed of 27 kilometers per hour. What is this speed in meters per second? How many meters will the cyclist travel in 2 seconds? Do not round your answers.

Answer 1

The cyclist's speed is 7.5 m/s, and they will travel 15 meters in 2 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the speed from kilometers per hour (km/h) to meters per second (m/s), we need to use conversion factors. There are 1000 meters in a kilometer and 3600 seconds in an hour. So, to convert km/h to m/s, we divide the speed in km/h by 3.6.

In this case, 27 km/h divided by 3.6 gives us a speed of 7.5 m/s.

To calculate the distance the cyclist will travel in 2 seconds, we multiply the 7.5 m/s speed by the time of 2 seconds. 7.5 m/s multiplied by 2 seconds gives us a distance of 15 meters.