To be able to determine the distance that the skier travels, let's first determine its constant rate (speed).
A skier travels for 4 seconds and covers 72 meters.
Constant Rate (Speed):
[tex]\text{ }\frac{\text{ Distance Traveled}}{\text{ Time}}\text{ = }\frac{\text{ 72 meters}}{\text{ 4 seconds}}\text{ = }18\text{ meters/second}[/tex]
Determining the distance covered in 2 minutes:
Step 1: Convert the time in minutes into seconds.
[tex]\text{ 2 (minutes) x }\frac{\text{ 60 seconds}}{\text{ 1 (minute)}}\text{ = 2 x 60 seconds = 120 seconds}[/tex]
Step 2: Multiply the time by the constant rate (speed) of the skier.
[tex]\text{ Distance Traveled = 120 (seconds) x }18\text{ }\frac{\text{ meters}}{\text{ (second)}}[/tex][tex]\text{ = 120 x 18 meters}[/tex][tex]\text{ Distance Traveled = 2,160 meters}[/tex]
Therefore, in 2 minutes, the skier travels 2,160 meters.
