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Jenny was swimming in a river. She swam a total of 1,000meters downstream at a constant velocity. She swam one-quarter of that distance in 5minutes. What was her velocity?

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Jenny was swimming in a river. She swam a total of 1,000meters downstream at a constant velocity. She swam one-quarter of that distance in 5minutes. What was her velocity?

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Solution

First, we need to find out how far Jenny swam in 5 minutes. Since it's stated that she swam one-quarter of the total distance in 5 minutes, we calculate:

1/4 * 1000 meters = 250 meters

So, Jenny swam 250 meters in 5 minutes.

Next, we need to convert the time from minutes to seconds because the standard unit of velocity is meters per second (m/s). There are 60 seconds in a minute, so:

5 minutes * 60 = 300 seconds

Now we can calculate her velocity by dividing the distance she swam by the time it took. So:

250 meters / 300 seconds = 0.833 meters per second

Therefore, Jenny's velocity was 0.833 m/s.

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