Problem-Solving and Data AnalysisHardSnail speed converted to metres per hour
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis practice question
A snail moves at a steady 4 millimetres per second. How many metres does it move in one hour?
Answer: 14.4 or 72/5
4 mm/s × 3,600 s = 14,400 mm = 14.4 m.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 240
- 240 is the distance in millimetres per minute.
- If you answered 14400
- 14400 is the distance in millimetres.
- If you answered 0.24
- 0.24 is metres per minute.
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