Question

A city bus travels 6 blocks east and 8 blocks north. Each block is 100 m long. If the bus travels this distance in 15 minutes, what is the average speed of the bus (m/s)?

Answer 1

Answer:

The average speed of the bus, v = 1.55 m/s

Explanation:

Given that,

Number of blocks traveled by bus towards east = 6

Number of blocks traveled by bus towards north = 8

Length of each block = 100 m

Distance traveled by bus towards east 6 x 100 = 600 m

Distance traveled by bus towards north 8 x 100 = 800 m

The total distance traveled, d = 600 + 800 = 1400

Time taken by the bus to travel is, t = 15 minutes

The velocity is given by the formula

                                  v = d/t  m

Substituting the values in the above equation

                                   v = 1400 m /(15 x 60) s

                                      = 1.55 m/s

Hence, the average speed of the bus, v = 1.55 m/s