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A barracuda swam directly toward a coral reef at a constant velocity for 9.6 seconds. It swam 72 meters in that time. What was its speed?

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It was a constant velocity over 9.6 seconds so it’s speed was 72/9.6 or 7.5m/s

A barracuda swam directly toward a coral reef at a speed of 9.6 seconds. It swam 72 meters. so its speed was 7.5m/s.

What is speed?

Speed can be calculated as the ratio of distance traveled to the time taken.

Speed = Distance/ time taken

A barracuda swam directly toward a coral reef at a constant velocity for 9.6 seconds. It swam 72 meters in that time.

Distance = 72 meters

Time taken = 9.6 seconds

So,

Speed = Distance/ time taken

Speed = 72/ 9.6

           = 720/ 96

           = 7.5m/s

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