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directions: use the following equations to answer the following speed questions. show your work!

distance = time × speed \t time = distance ÷ speed \t speed = distance ÷ time

1. if steve throws the football 60 meters in 3 seconds, what is the average speed of the football?

1. if it takes ashley 3 seconds to run from the batters box to first base at an average speed of 6.5 meters per second, what is the distance she covers in that time?

1. bart ran 5004 meters from the police at an average speed of 6 meters/second before he got caught. how much time was he running for?

1. if justin races his chevy s - 10 down a dirt road for 2460 meters in 60 seconds, what is his average speed?

1. mike rides his motorcycle at an average speed of 20 meters/second for 500 seconds, how far did he ride?

1. sarah swims the backstroke at an average speed of 4 meters per second, how much time will it take her to complete the race of 200 meters length?

1. lauren’s suv was detected exceeding the posted speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour (that’s 1 km per minute), how much over the speed limit was she traveling if she had covered the a distance of 10 kilometers in 5 minutes?

1. tina’s calculations of the tarantula found that the spider was able to cover 20 centimeters in 5 seconds, what was the average speed of the spider?

Explanation:

Problem 1:

Step1: Identify formula for speed

We use the formula \( \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \).

Step2: Substitute values

Given distance \( d = 60 \) meters and time \( t = 3 \) seconds. Substitute into the formula: \( \text{Speed} = \frac{60}{3} \).

Step3: Calculate the result

\( \frac{60}{3}=20 \) meters per second.

Step1: Identify formula for distance

We use the formula \( \text{Distance} = \text{Time} \times \text{Speed} \).

Step2: Substitute values

Given time \( t = 3 \) seconds and speed \( s = 6.5 \) meters per second. Substitute into the formula: \( \text{Distance}=3\times6.5 \).

Step3: Calculate the result

\( 3\times6.5 = 19.5 \) meters.

Step1: Identify formula for time

We use the formula \( \text{Time}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} \).

Step2: Substitute values

Given distance \( d = 5004 \) meters and speed \( s = 6 \) meters/second. Substitute into the formula: \( \text{Time}=\frac{5004}{6} \).

Step3: Calculate the result

\( \frac{5004}{6}=834 \) seconds.

Answer:

The average speed of the football is 20 meters per second.

Problem 2: