Ben walks 500 meters from his house to the corner store. He then walks back toward his house, but continues 200 meters past his

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Ben walks 500 meters from his house to the corner store. He then walks back toward his house, but continues 200 meters past his

house to talk to a neighbor. It takes Ben 17 minutes from the time he leaves his house until he stops to talk to his neighbor. What is Ben’s average velocity? Round to the nearest tenth.

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lbvjy [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-09T18:17:49+03:00

lbvjy [14]2 years ago

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Answer:1.2 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Total distance covered is 500+500+200 m so the average velocity is given by

V = distance/time

V=1200/(17*60)

V=1.176 m/sec