Question

A horse runs a distance of 1200 m in 3 min and 20 s. What is the speed of the horse?

Answer 1

Step 1:Given data:

Distance covered = 1200m

Time taken = 3 min + 20 sec

Step 2: Finding speed

First, change the time min into sec,

We know,

1min= 60 sec

3min = 3× 60 sec

Time taken = 180+20 = 200 sec

Formula:-

• $Speed=\frac{Dis\tan ce}{Time}$

Putting the value in the formula we get,

• $Speed=\frac{1200}{200}=\frac{12}{2}=6m/s$

Therefore, the Speed of the horse is 6 m/s.