Question

judy was swimming in a river. she swam a total of 1,100 meters downstream at a constant velocity. she swam one - quarter of that distance in 11 minutes. what was her velocity? write your answer as a whole number. meters per minute downstream

Explanation:

Step1: Find the distance of one - quarter

The total distance is \(d = 1100\) meters. One - quarter of this distance is \(d_{1}=\frac{1100}{4}=275\) meters.

Step2: Calculate the velocity

Velocity \(v=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}}\). The time \(t = 11\) minutes and the distance \(d_{1}=275\) meters. So \(v=\frac{275}{11}=25\) meters per minute.

Answer:

25