A snail travels a distance of 5m in 45 minutes.

Question

A snail travels a distance of 5m in 45 minutes. If the distance is measured to the nearest cm and the time to the nearest minute, what is the maximum possible speed of the snail in cm/s.

Answer 1

5 meters = 500 centimeters

45 minutes = 2700 seconds

 

5 m / 45 min

500 cm / 2700 sec

0.185185185 cm / sec

 

The given measures are to the nearest whole number. Therefore the result can be only to the nearest whole number.

The snail travels at 0 cm / sec!