How far can a caterpillar, traveling at 0.05 m/s, move in 3 min?

9m

Explanation:

Given parameters:

speed of caterpillar = 0.05m/s

time taken to move = 3min

Unknown:

distance covered by the caterpillar = ?

Solution:

Speed is defined as the rate of change of distance with time. It is a scalar quantity that does not measure direction but has magnitude;

        Speed =

  Distance = speed x time

We need to convert the given time to seconds;

                  1 min = 60s

                 3 min = 60 x 3 = 180s

Input the variables;

                  distance = 0.05m/s x 180s = 9m