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QuestionWhat is the formula for finding the distance traveled of a moving object?DonaganTop AnswererDistance traveled = rate (velocity) multiplied by time elapsed. D = (v)(t).
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QuestionHow do I calculate distance on a map?DonaganTop AnswererMaps typically have a scale of miles. Compare a distance shown on a map with its scale.
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QuestionHow do I calculate the distance traveled by a courier service truck on 20 trips?DonaganTop AnswererAdd together the distance traveled on each of the 20 trips. If all the trips are the same, just multiply the distance of one trip by 20.
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QuestionA woman standing before cliff claps her hands, and 2.8 seconds later she hears the echo. How far away is the cliff?DonaganTop AnswererIt takes 1.4 seconds for sound to travel one way from her hands to the cliff. Therefore, multiply the speed of sound by 1.4 seconds. The speed of sound is 343 meters per second or 1,125 feet per second.
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QuestionHow do I find distance and average speed from a to b if the duration of a journey is 2 minutes?Community AnswerCross-multiply the duration out of an hour and the amount of distance traveled in the duration.
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QuestionHow can I calculate how long it will take me to walk 0.1 mile?Community AnswerYou have to know how fast you walk. Divide the distance by your speed. For example, if you walk four miles an hour (a brisk pace), divide (in this case) 0.1 mile by 4 miles/hour. That equals 1/40 of an hour, which is 1½ minutes.
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QuestionHow do I check the speed of a vehicle by counting the time between lampposts?DonaganTop AnswererIf you know both the distance between lampposts and the time it takes to travel from one post to the next, divide the distance by the elapsed time. That will give you a speed in feet per second, meters per second, or whatever units you're using. You may want to convert that to other units such as miles per hour or kilometers per hour.
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QuestionIf a field is 875 meters long, how many full laps must I run to complete 100 kilometers?DonaganTop AnswererA full lap would consist of 1,750 meters. 100 kilometers is 100,000 meters. 100,000 divided by 1,750 equals slightly more than 57 full laps.
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QuestionHow can I calculate hours into distance?DonaganTop AnswererYou would need to know the speed (distance per time consumed). Multiply the speed by the hours to get the total distance traveled.
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QuestionAn aircraft covers 3519 km from P to Q and 10,948 km from Q to R on the earth's surface. How do I calculate the time taken by the aircraft to cover the distances PQ and QR at an average speed of 800 km/h?DonaganTop AnswererAdd the two distances together to find the total distance traveled. Then divide by the average speed to calculate the time elapsed (in hours).
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QuestionMei runs 78.6 miles in 5 weeks. If she run 3 days each week, what is the average distance she runs each day?DonaganTop Answerer3 days a week for 5 weeks is 15 days of running. 78.6 ÷ 15 = 5.24 miles per day on average.
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