Question

A bee travels $600m$ from one flower to another with a speed of $2m{s}^{-1}$. How much time would it take fror the bee to reach the second flower?

• A. $5\text{minutes}$
• B. $10\text{minutes}$
• C. $15\text{minutes}$
• D. $20\text{minutes}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $5\text{minutes}$

Given:
Speed of the bee, $v=2m{s}^{-1}$
Distance travelled, $d=600m$

By definition, speed is the ratio of distance to time $\left(\text{say}t\right)$.
$v=\frac{d}{t}$
$t=\frac{d}{v}$
$t=\frac{600m}{2m{s}^{-1}}=300s$

Since $60s=1\text{minute}$
$t=\frac{300s}{60s}=5\text{minutes}$