Originally posted by FaTal.ZenGetSu:
A Honda car travels 374 km along an expressway in Malaysia in 4 hr 24min.
(a) Express 4hr 24mins in hours.
(B) Find the car's average speed in
(i) kilometers per hour
(ii) metres per second
give mi the working and answer
a) Seriously you don't know?
1 hr = 60 mins
4 hr = 60 X 4
= 240 mins
4 hr 24 min = 240 mins + 24 mins
= 264 mins
bi) Average speed = distance/time
= 374/4 hr 24 min
= 85km/h
bii) 1km = 1000m
374km = 1000 X 374
= 374000m
1 hr = 3600 secs
4 hr 24 mins = 3600 X 4 + 24 X 60
= 14400 + 1440
= 15840 secs
Speed = distance/time
= 374000/15840
= 23.6 m/s (3 significant figures)