Usain Bolt set a world record of 9.58 seconds for the 100 meter dash. White-tailed deer can run at 48 kilometers per hour for short periods. We want to compare their speeds, but notice that the given speeds are not using the same units. So, we need to convert the deer's speed from kilometers per hour to meters per second. How many meters per second does the deer run? (Hint: remember that there are 1,000 meters in a kilometer, 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.) Question 2 options: 800 m/sec 48,000 m/sec 1.33 m/sec 13.33 m/sec
To convert kilometers per hour to meters per second, we need to use the following conversion factors:
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
So, the conversion can be done as follows:
48 kilometers per hour = 48 * 1000 meters per 60 * 60 seconds
= (48 * 1000) / (60 * 60) meters per second
= 48,000 / 3600 meters per second
= 13.33 meters per second
Therefore, the deer runs at a speed of 13.33 meters per second.
To convert the deer's speed from kilometers per hour to meters per second, we need to use the following conversion factors:
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 minute = 60 seconds
Given that the deer can run at 48 kilometers per hour, we can calculate its speed in meters per second as follows:
First, we convert the speed from kilometers per hour to meters per minute:
48 kilometers/hour * 1000 meters/kilometer = 48,000 meters/hour
Next, we convert the speed from meters per hour to meters per minute:
48,000 meters/hour / 60 minutes/hour = 800 meters/minute
Finally, we convert the speed from meters per minute to meters per second:
800 meters/minute / 60 seconds/minute = 13.33 meters/second
Therefore, the deer runs at a speed of 13.33 meters per second.