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A man covers 36 km in 1 hour. Find his speed in metres/sec.

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Given, total distance = 36 km = 36 × 1,000 = 36,000 m

Total time = 1 hour = 1 × 60 × 60 sec = 3600 sec

By formula,

Speed = Total distanceTotal time\dfrac{\text{Total distance}}{\text{Total time}}

= 36,0003600\dfrac{36,000}{3600}

= 10 m/s.

Hence, speed = 10 m/s.

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