Which has a greater speed, a hawk that travels 600 meters in 60 seconds, or a tiny warbler that travels 60 meters in 5 seconds? Explain.

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Lyla Jennings

Mathematics

15 January, 20:47

Which has a greater speed, a hawk that travels 600 meters in 60 seconds, or a tiny warbler that travels 60 meters in 5 seconds? Explain.

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Clyde · Answer 1

The warbler has a greater speed. This is because you divide meters by seconds to find out how many meters traveled each second. So 600m / 60s = 10 m/s while 60m / 5s = 12 m/s. Thus the warbler is faster because 12>10.