Question

suppose you are walking home after school. The distance from school to your home is five kilometers. on foot you can get home in 25 minutes. However if you rode a bicycle you could get gome in 10 minutes. what is your average speed while walking

Answer 1

Answer: The average speed while walking is 12 km/hr.

Explanation:

Average speed is defined as the ratio of total distance traveled to the total time taken.

To calculate the average speed while walking, we use the equation:

$\text{Average speed}=\frac{\text{Total distance traveled}}{\text{Total time taken}}$

We are given:

Distance from school to home = 5 km

Time taken = 25 mins  = 0.417 hr   (Conversion factor: 1 min = 60 sec)

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Average speed while walking}=\frac{5km}{0.417hr}=12km/hr$

Hence, the average speed while walking is 12 km/hr.

Answer 2

If it takes ten minutes to travel 5 km, then it'll take 60 minutes to travel thirty, making your biking speed 30 kilometers per hour. 25 minutes divided by ten is 2.5. multiply 5 by 2.5 to get 12.5, your average walking speed.