Question

A hiker walks 5.0 kilometers due north for twenty minutes. He turns due west and travels 12 kilometers in 60 more minutes. Then he walks 7.0 kilometers due north in forty minutes. What is the average speed of the hiker when traveling north?

Answer 1

The hikers average speed due north is 0.2 km per minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed is the ratio of distance moved by a body to the time taken.

i.e speed =
`(distance)/(time)`

Since the hiker walks due north and due west, then his average speed due north can be determined by;

Average speed =
`(total distance due north)/(total time taken)`

Total distance due north = 5.0 + 7.0

= 12.0 km

Total time taken = 20 + 40

= 60 minutes

= 1 hour

Average speed due north=
`(12)/(60)`

=
`(1)/(5)`

= 0.2

Average speed due north = 0.2 km/minute

The hikers average speed due north is 0.2 km per minute.