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Tom walked 450 m south he then turned and walked 150 m to the north in 600 seconds what was his velocity

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Velocity = displacement / time
Here, displacement = 450 - 150 = 300 m towards south
t = 600 s

Substitute their values,
v = 300/600
v = 0.5 m/s towards south

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