Question

Please help!

An athlete runs at 6 m/s north for a distance of 12 000 m, then turns around and walks at 2 m/s south back to her original position.
How long does it take her to walk back to her original location?

a) 4 000 s

b) 24 000 s

c) 2 000 s

d) 6 000 s

Answer 1

The distance she has to run back to her original position is 12,000 m.

Her speed on the way back is 2 m/s .

Time = (distance) / (speed) = (12,000 m) / (2 m/s) = 6,000 seconds.

That's 100 minutes, or 1 hour 40 minutes.