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Question
Arrange the following speed in increasing order (keeping the least speed first
A scooter moving with a speed of 30 km/h.
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Solution
A scooter moving with a speed of 30 km/h. Converting into S.I. units, the speed will be :
= `((30)(1000))/3600`
= 8.33 m/s
On arranging the speeds in ascending order, we get :
(ii) < (iii) < (i)
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