robby skateboards 0.50 blocks to his friend's house in 1.2 minutes. what is his speed? 6.0 blocks/min 6.0 blocks/min, in the direction of his friend's house 0.42 blocks/min 0.42 blocks/min, in the direction of his friend's house
Answer: The speed of the Robby was 0.42 blocks/min.
Explanation:
Distance covered by Robby = 0.50 blocks
Time taken by Robby = 1.2 minutes
Speed of the Robby = \(\frac{Distance}{time}=\frac{0.50 blocks}{1.2 min}=0.41666 blocks/minutes\approx 0.42 blocks/minutes\)
The Robby's speed was 0.42 blocks/min.