A baseball is thrown 50.0m in 3.0s, what is the average speed of the baseball? Calculated answer is 16.666667! What is the correct answer when using significant figures?

20m/s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Distance of throw = 50m

Time  = 3s

Unknown:

Average speed  = ?

Solution:

Average speed is distance divided by time;

  Average speed  =

Insert the parameters and solve;

  Average speed  =   = 16.66667m/s  = 20m/s

b

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