Later simon drove through the same road workswhere the speed limit was 50 mph. Two cameras recorded the time taken to travel 1200 metres through the road works as 56 seconds. Was simon speeding through the speed limit?

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Later simon drove through the same road workswhere the speed limit was 50 mph.  Two cameras recorded the time taken to travel 1200 metres through the road works as 56 seconds. Was simon speeding through the speed limit?

anonymous · Answer

You are given how far Simon drove and how long it took. So you have the speed...only it's in meters per second e.g. 1200 meters/56 seconds. Then it just a matter of converting the units into miles per hour. See attached.