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Sameer takes $20$ minutes from his house to reach his office on a bicycle. If the bicycle as a speed of $2$ m/s, calculate the distance between his house and the office.

  1. $2$ km, $400$ m
  2. $3$ km, $400$ m
  3. $2.5$ km, $450$ m

  4. None
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Explanation

Twenty minutes is 1200 seconds. At 2 m/s, the distance is 2*1200 = 2400 m, which equals 2 km 400 m.

AI explanation

First, convert the total time of 20 minutes into seconds by multiplying by 60, yielding 1200 seconds. Using the Distance equals Speed multiplied by Time formula, the distance is 2 m/s multiplied by 1200 s, resulting in 2400 meters. Since 1000 meters make 1 kilometer, this distance equals 2 km and 400 m.

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