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For 2.5seconds, a caterpillar crawled directly toward a plant at a constant velocity. In that time, it crawled 22millimeters, and it was passed by a butterfly flying at 1,800 millimeters per second. What was the caterpillar's velocity?

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For 2.5seconds, a caterpillar crawled directly toward a plant at a constant velocity. In that time, it crawled 22millimeters, and it was passed by a butterfly flying at 1,800 millimeters per second. What was the caterpillar's velocity?

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Solution

To find the caterpillar's velocity, we need to use the formula for velocity which is distance divided by time.

The caterpillar crawled 22 millimeters in 2.5 seconds.

So, its velocity is 22 millimeters / 2.5 seconds = 8.8 millimeters per second.

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