Question

joe can pitch a baseball a distance of 48 meters in 1.5 seconds. how fast is his pitch? a 3.1 m/s b 48 m/s c 32 m/s d 72 m/s

Explanation:

Step1: Recall speed formula

Speed $v=\frac{d}{t}$, where $d$ is distance and $t$ is time.

Step2: Identify values

$d = 48$ m, $t=1.5$ s.

Step3: Calculate speed

$v=\frac{48}{1.5}=32$ m/s.

Answer:

32 m/s