Earl runs 50 meters in 20 seconds. How many meters does Earl run per second?

Earl can run 2.5 meters in one second.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that Earl can run 50 meters in 20 seconds. That means he can run 150 meters in one minute and 9,000 meters (or 9 kilometers) in one hour. 50 meters / 20 seconds = ? meters / 1 second

50 meters / 20 seconds = x / 1 second

(50 x 1) = (20) (x)

50 = 20x divide both sides by 20 to get the "x" alone

50 / 20 = x

2.5 = x

-3

step-by-step explanation:

a drawing really does here:

so i draw the horizontal line y=2 and the vertical line x=-2 at this intersection i put b (this is where my right angle is going to be).   so point b is at (-2,2).   point a is 5 units long and is also on y=2 so this point has to be (3,2) or (-7,2) -doesn't matter i will go with (3,2).

now we know c is at (-2,y) we don't know the y yet bet we know that c is on x=-2.

we have the area of the triangle is .5bh=12.5

we know the base length is 5 (ab)

we have the height is (2-y) if you look at your

plug in

.5(5)(2-y)=12.5

solve for y to get the y-coordinate for c

2.5(2-y)=12.5

divide both sides by 2.5 giving:

2-y=5

now subtract 2 on both sides

-y=3

y=-3

you probably already have the answer but anyways it's b. 15.0

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