Question

City B is south of City A, and the 200 mile trip by car takes 4 hours. The cities are 120 miles apart in a straight line. What

is the velocity of a trip from City A to City B?
v=?
mph=?

Answer 1

30 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Velocity is displacement over time. Displacement is the straight line distance between the starting point and ending point.

v = x / t

v = 120 mi / 4 hr

v = 30 mph