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A tortoise is walking in the desert. It takes

5

minutes to walk

62.5

meters. What is its speed?


metersperminute


Verified Answer :

62.5meters/5minutes=12.5m/min

if speed is written as meters/second and we have 62.5 meters waked/over 5 mins, but we want this per minuet so lets reduce everything by 5 resulting in 12.5/1 or 12.5 meters every min.