Question

A skate glides down a track of 36m. It takes 13 seconds to cross the finish llne. What is the skate's speed?

Answer 1

`"speed"="distance"/"time"`

So to work out the speed, just divide the distance - 36m - by the time taken - 13s.

`"speed"=36/13`

`=2.77"m/s"` (3sf).