Question

The gravity coaster travels 340 meters in 10 seconds. The hurricane coater travels 190 meters in 5 seconds. Both coaters travels at a constant. Mario wants to ride the faster roller coaster. How fast does the gravity coaster travel? Find the unit rate.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mario would like to ride Hurricane coaster.

Gravity coaster travels at a unit rate of 34 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance traveled by Gravity coaster = 340 meters

Time taken by Gravity coaster = 10 seconds

Distance traveled by Hurricane coaster = 190 meters

Time taken by Hurricane coaster = 5 seconds

Unit rate is nothing but the distance traveled by each coaster in unit time.

To find the unit rate, we can use the following formula:

$Speed = \dfrac{Distance}{Time}$

Unit rate or speed of Gravity coaster = $\frac{340\ m}{10\ s} = 34\ m/s$

Unit rate or speed of Hurricane coaster = $\frac{190\ m}{5\ s} = 38\ m/s$

So, the faster coaster is the Hurricane coaster.

Mario would like to ride Hurricane coaster.

Gravity coaster travels at 34 m/s.