Question

Distance = 6 km south

60 minutes

What was the average velocity

Answer 1

v = x/t

v = average velocity, x = displacement, t = elapsed time

Given values:

x = 6km south, t = 60min

Plug in and solve for v:

v = 6/60

v = 0.1km/min south

Answer 2

For this case we have to by definition:

`v = \frac {x} {t}`

Where:

v: Velocity

x: Distance traveled

t: Time

According to the data we have:

`x = 6 \ km = 6000 \ m\\t = 60 \ min = 3600 \ s`

So:

`v = \frac {6} {60} = 0.1  \frac {km} {min}`

Equivalent to:

`v = \frac {6000} {3600} = 1.67 \frac {m} {s}`

Answer:

`0.1 \frac {km} {min}`