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a car is moving down the street at 55km/h. a child suddenly runs into the street. If it takes the driver 0.75 seconds to react and apply the brakes, how many METERS will the car have moved before it begins to slow down: Please show work on how you got the answer

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11.46 meters55 km/h = ? m/s55 km/h × 1000 (meters per km) = 55,000 m/h55,000 m/h ÷ 3,600 (seconds in an hour) = 15.28 m/s15.28 m/s × 0.75 s = 11.46 m

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