An object travels at a constant speed of 6 centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in

Question

An object travels at a constant speed of 6 centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in seconds, that it would take for the object to travel 24 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is 4 . It&rsquo;s given that the object travels at a constant speed of 6 centimeters per second. The speed of the object can be written as 6 &#160; centimeters 1 &#160; second . Let x represent the time, in seconds, it would take for the object to travel 24 centimeters. The value of x can be calculated by solving the equation 6 &#160; centimeters 1 &#160; second = 24 &#160; centimeters x &#160; seconds , which can be written as 6 1 = 24 x , or 6 = 24 x . Multiplying each side of this equation by x yields 6 x = 24 . Dividing each side of this equation by 6 yields x = 4 . Therefore, it would take the object 4 seconds to travel 24 centimeters.

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