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    A person crosses a 500 m long street in 10 minutes. What will the person's speed be in kilometres per hour?
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    A person crosses a 500 m long street in 10 minutes. What will the person's speed be in kilometres per hour?

    A.

    7 km/h

    B.

    3 km/h

    C.

    5 km/h

    D.

    8 km/h

    Correct option is B

    Given

    Distance = 500 m

    Time = 10 minutes

    Formula used

    Speed=DistancetimeSpeed = \frac{Distance}{time}​​

    Calculation

    Distance =5001000 km\frac{ 500}{1000}\ km​​

                    = 12 km\frac{1}{2}\ km​​

    Time = 1060 hours\frac{10}{60} \ hours​​

    Speed   = 

                      =121060 =12×6010 =3km/h = \frac{ \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{10}{60}}\\\ \\ = \frac{1}{2} × \frac{60}{10}\\\ \\ = 3 km/h​​

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