Answer:
[tex] \boxed{\sf Shortest \ possible \ time = 7 \ seconds} [/tex]
Given:
Distance travelled (s) = 8.4 cm
velocity (v) = 1.2 cm/s
To Find:
Shortest possible time (t) in which a bacterium travel a distance 8.4 cm across a Petri Dish
Explanation:
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{\sf Time \ (t) = \frac{Distance \ travelled \ (s)}{Velocity \ (v)}}}[/tex]
Substituting values of Distance travelled (s) & Velocity (v) in the equation:
[tex] \sf \implies t = \frac{8.4}{1.2} [/tex]
[tex] \sf \implies t = \frac{7 \times \cancel{1.2}}{ \cancel{1.2}} [/tex]
[tex] \sf \implies t = 7 \: s[/tex]
