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Ben walks 500 meters from his house to the corner store. He then walks back toward his house, but continues 200 meters past his house to talk to a neighbor. It takes Ben 17 minutes from the time he leaves his house until he stops to talk to his neighbor. What is Ben’s average velocity?

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Answer:

Talking Ben is lazy so he would have gotten to the corner store on a scooter because hes to fat of a dog and he probley felt lazy and tired after going the the store and he probley sat back on his big fat red chair and burped his head off.

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Answer:

0.196 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Average displacement is defined as the total displacement covered to the total time taken.

Total displacement = 500 - 500 - 200 = - 200 m

Total time taken = 17 minutes = 17 x 60 = 1020 second

So, Average velocity = 200 / 1020 = 0.196 m/s (magnitude only)

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