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Speed=Distance/Time

12 bytes removed, 16:15, 13 October 2018
Example Calculations
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: distance = 300[[m]]: time = 120[[s]]:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{distance}{time}} </math>:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{300}{120}} </math>:<math>Speed = 2.5m/s </math>
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: distance = 500[[m]]: time = 10[[s]]:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{distance}{time}} </math>:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{500}{10}} </math>:<math>Speed = 50m/s </math>
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''A [[horse]] takes 20 [[minute]]s to trot 2.4 [[kilometre]]s. Calculate the speed of the [[horse]] in [[Metres per second|metres per second]].'''
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: distance = 2.4[[km]] = 2400[[m]]: time = 20[[min]] = 1200[[s]]:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{distance}{time}} </math>:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{2400}{1200}} </math>:<math>Speed = 2m/s </math>
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: distance = 42,000[[km]] = 42,000,000[[m]]: time = 20[[min]] = 5400[[s]]:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{distance}{time}} </math>:<math>Speed = {\tfrac{42000000}{5400}} </math>:<math>Speed = 7608.7m/s </math>:<math>Speed \approx 7600m/s </math>
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