Problema Solution

It took a ball 5 minutes to roll 58 feet. What was this ball's average speed, in feet per second? (round to the nearest hundredth)

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the average speed of the ball is:


5 min = 5*60 = 300 sec


v = 58/300


v = 0.19 ft/sec


this ball's average speed was 0.19 ft/sec.