Respuesta :

Answer:

0.83m/s

Explanation:

Given parameters:

distance  = 1000m

time taken  = 20min

Unknown:

Speed of the walking person  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem;

    Speed  = [tex]\frac{distance}{time taken}[/tex]

  Time taken should be in seconds;

                 1 min   =  60s

                 20min  = 20 x 60  = 1200s

Speed  = [tex]\frac{1000}{1200}[/tex]   = 0.83m/s