How far will a car travel in 15 min at 20 m/s?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the distance a car travels given its speed and time. The subject area includes concepts from kinematics and unit conversion.

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  • The original poster seeks clarification on how the distance of 18 km is derived from the given speed of 20 m/s and time of 15 minutes. Some participants suggest focusing on unit conversions between seconds and minutes, as well as meters and kilometers.

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Participants have engaged in a back-and-forth regarding the conversion of time and distance units. Some hints have been provided, but there is no explicit consensus on the method used to arrive at the answer.

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The original poster expresses confusion about the calculation, indicating a need for clarity on unit conversions and their implications in the problem.

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QUESTION: How far will a car travel in 15 min at 20 m/s?The answer was 18 km. but i don't know from where did they get this answer...can you explain it please step by step??

Thank you =)
 
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Hint: Look at the units.

The car's speed is given in meters/second
The time is given in minutes
The answer is given in kilometers
 
zgozvrm said:
Hint: Look at the units.

The car's speed is given in meters/second
The time is given in minutes
The answer is given in kilometers

So,we'll convert 15 min. to sec. = 900 s
meters into kilometers = 0.02 m
distance = 0.02 X 900 = 18 km.

Right??
 
You got it!
 
zgozvrm said:
You got it!

Thank You Brother thank you =))
 

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