Example Question - student walking

Calculating the Average Speed of a Student Walking Between Two Points

Given: - Distance from A to B (one direction) is 300 m. - Number of round trips in 20 minutes is 6. The total distance covered for 6 round trips (back and forth) is: \[ 6 \text{ round trips} \times 2 \times 300 \text{ m/round trip} = 3600 \text{ m} \] Time taken for 6 round trips is 20 minutes, converting minutes to seconds: \[ 20 \text{ minutes} \times 60 \text{ seconds/minute} = 1200 \text{ seconds} \] The average speed, \( V \), is total distance divided by total time: \[ V = \frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}} = \frac{3600 \text{ m}}{1200 \text{ s}} = 3 \text{ m/s} \]