Question

A Bike rider is traveling at a speed of 15 feet per second.write n expression for the distance the rider has traveled after seconds.Make a table that records the distance for 3.0,5.8,11.1,and 14.0 seconds.

Answer 1

Can any one help me??I will fan and Medall:))

Answer 2

do you know the formula for distance ?

Answer 3

Nope:))

Answer 4

distance = rate * time

or
distance = speed * time

Answer 5

Sorry Yeah Ik that formula..but I have to make a table and i dont have a clue what to do on that

Answer 6

are you saying you can't make a table for time=1,2,3, and so on , and write next to it the distance ?

Answer 7

I dont understand...its confusing

Answer 8

they give time
for 3.0,5.8,11.1,and 14.0 seconds.

Answer 9

well do it this way

Answer 10

so i just make a table with the 1,2,3 and so on on the left side and then the actuall distance on the right side of the table?? @phi

Answer 11

Wait... @campbell_st do i now multiply them or something?

Answer 12

I did not read the question, they want you to use time=
3.0, 5.8, 11.1, and 14.0 seconds.

Answer 13

take each time value and multiply it by 15... write the answer in the table below the time you used.

Answer 14

but it's the same idea: time * speed (and speed is 15 ft/sec)

Answer 15

@campbell_st When i find all the values..thats the distance in feet right??

Answer 16

speed * time = distance

that means if you multiply speed times time you get distance.

if we look at units, speed is feet /second
and time is seconds.
\[ \frac{feet}{seconds} \cdot seconds \]
notice that seconds/seconds "cancel" to give 1
in other words
\[ \frac{feet}{\cancel{seconds}} \cdot \cancel{seconds} = feet \]