A runner runs 2.9 km in 9 min and then takes 30 min to walk back to the starting point.

Question

(a) What is the runner's average velocity for the first 9 min?
_______ km/h
(b) What is the average velocity for the time spent walking?
_______ km/h
(c) What is the average velocity for the whole trip?
_______ km/h
(d) What is the average speed for the whole trip?
_______ km/h

Answer 1

avgvelocity=distance/time
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