Mr. Foor walks backwards for 30 feet in #1/2# of a minute. What is Mr. Foor's speed?

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Harold Walden
Apr 10, 2017

speed = 1 foot per second

Explanation:

As speed=distance#/#time and Mr. Foor walks 30ft in 30 seconds is follows that Mr. Foor's speed is:

speed=distance#/#time = 30ft#/#30sec
#therefore# speed = 1 foot per second (no direction required as speed is a scalar quantity)

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