Question

A city bus travels six blocks east and eight blocks north east wok is 100 m long is a bus travels as distance and 15 minutes what is the average speed on the bus

Answer 1

Answer:

the average speed on the bus =  1.55 m/s

Explanation:

From the information we are being provided with ;

a city block travels 6 blocks due east

and 8 blocks due north

the length of the individual blocks = 100m

As such their respective distance will be

distance (d) traveled due east direction by bus = 6 × 100 = 600 m

distance (d) traveled towards the north direction by bus = 8 × 100 = 800 m

The total distance covered  = (600+ 800)m

= 1400 m

However, it requires 15 minutes to travel this distance by bus.

Thus,  

the average speed = distance/ time

the average speed on the bus = 1400 m / (15 × 60) s

the average speed on the bus =  1400 m / 900 s

the average speed on the bus =  1.55 m/s