Q. Charlotte is running at a rate of h9km. What is Charlotte's speed in sm?
Conversion factors: To convert the speed from kilometers per hour to meters per second, we need to know the conversion factors: 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters, and 1 hour is equal to 3600 seconds.
Converting kilometers per hour to meters: Charlotte's speed is given as 9 kilometers per hour. To convert this to meters, we multiply by 1000 (since 1 km=1000 m).Calculation: 9 km/h×1000 m/km=9000 m/h.
Calculating the conversion: Now, to convert the speed from meters per hour to meters per second, we divide by 3600 (since 1 hour =3600 seconds).Calculation: 3600s/h9000m/h=2.5m/s.
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