Question

A bug walking on the circular rim of a flower
pot completes one lap around the planter in
12.3 s.
If the radius of the planter is 11.5 cm, how
fast was it traveling?
Answer in units of cm/s

How fast in m/s?
Answer in units of m/s

Answer 1

5.871

Answer 2

circumference of circle = 2*pi*11.5 cm
speed of the bug = (2*pi*11.5) / ( 12.3) cms / sec
= 5.87 cm/s

= .0587 m/s

Answer 3

That's a big planter.