If an ant crawls 1 meter in 25 seconds, what is the ant’s speed?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to calculate the speed of an ant that crawls 1 meter in 25 seconds. To find speed, we can use the formula: speed = distance / time.
Answer
The ant's speed is $0.04 \, \text{meters/second}$.
Answer for screen readers
The speed of the ant is $0.04 , \text{meters/second}$.
Steps to Solve
- Identify the given values
The ant crawls a distance of 1 meter in a time of 25 seconds.
- Apply the speed formula
We can find the speed using the formula for speed: $$ \text{speed} = \frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} $$
- Substitute the values into the formula
Now, substitute the known values into the speed formula: $$ \text{speed} = \frac{1 , \text{meter}}{25 , \text{seconds}} $$
- Calculate the speed
Perform the division: $$ \text{speed} = 0.04 , \text{meters/second} $$
The speed of the ant is $0.04 , \text{meters/second}$.
More Information
This speed indicates that the ant is moving quite slowly. For context, an average human walks at about 1.4 meters per second, which is much faster than this ant's speed.
Tips
- Forgetting to convert units, especially if time is given in different units (e.g., minutes instead of seconds).
- Confusing distance with speed by misplacing the values in the formula.
