Question
Question 2 (6 points) You are swimming laps in your local pool, which is 25 m long. You swim 12 laps in 5 minutes. Answer the following questions: 1) How far did you swim? Show your calculations. (1 mark for showing the calculations and 1 for the correct answer) 2) How long, in seconds, did it take you to do the 12 laps? Show your calculations. (1 mark for showing the calculations and 1 for the correct answer) 3) Calculate your velocity during your swim in m/s (Hint: v=d/t) Show your calculations. (1 mark for showing the calculations and 1 for the correct answer)
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1) **Distance Swam:**<br /><br />* **Calculation:** Distance = Number of laps * Length of pool = 12 laps * 25 m/lap = 300 m<br />* **Answer:** 300 m<br /><br />2) **Time in Seconds:**<br /><br />* **Calculation:** Time = 5 minutes * 60 seconds/minute = 300 seconds<br />* **Answer:** 300 seconds<br /><br />3) **Velocity:**<br /><br />* **Calculation:** Velocity = Distance / Time = 300 m / 300 s = 1 m/s<br />* **Answer:** 1 m/s<br />
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