Answer:
0.13 cm per second
Step-by-step explanation:
Lets convert the minutes to seconds:
3/4 minutes = 3/4(60) = 45 seconds
The snail traveled 5.85 cm in 45 seconds
To find out the speed per second, we set up a proportion:
[tex]\frac{5.85}{45} = \frac{x}{1}[/tex] where 45 and 1 represent the number of seconds, and 5.85 and x represent the distance in that set of time
Let's solve for x, or the distance in 1 second:
[tex]\frac{5.85}{45}=\frac{x}{1}\\\\\\\frac{5.85*1}{45x}\\\\\\x = \frac{5.85}{45}\\\\\\\\\\x = 0.13[/tex]
The snail travels 0.13 cm per second.
-Chetan K
