Question

in a river, a trout passed beneath a woman who was swimming at 1,800 centimeters per minute. the trout swam 4,200 centimeters directly upstream at a constant velocity. it swam that distance in 1.2 minutes. what was the trouts velocity? write your answer as a whole number. centimeters per minute upstream submit

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the total distance

The trout swam \(4200\) centimeters in \(1.2\) minutes.

Step2: Use the formula \(v=\frac{d}{t}\)

The formula for velocity \(v\) is \(v = \frac{d}{t}\), where \(d\) is distance and \(t\) is time. Here \(d = 4200\) cm and \(t=1.2\) minutes.

$$v=\frac{4200}{1.2}$$

$$v = 3500$$

centimeters per minute

Answer:

\(3500\)