Question

A beetle crawls 2 cm/minute for ten minutes. How far did it crawl

Answer 1

20 cm because 2×10=20

Answer 2

Given - Speed of beetle

Find - Distance covered

Solution - The beetle travelled 20 centimetres as per the given information.

The speed, distance and time are related to each other as follows -

Speed = distance/time

Finding the distance covered by the beetle.

Distance covered = 2*10

Performing multiplication to find the distance covered.

Distance covered = 20 centimetres

Hence, the beetle travelled 20 centimetres as per the given information.