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Milwaukee is 121 mi (air miles) due west of Grand Rapids. Maria drives 255 mi in 4.75 h from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee around Lake Michigan. Find

a. Her average driving speed
b. Her average travel velocity.

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Average speed = (distance covered) / (time to cover the distance) =

(255mi) / (4.75 hr) = 53.68 miles per hour

Average velocity = (displacement) / (time)

("Displacement" is the distance and direction from the starting point
to the end point, regardless of the route taken.)

= (121 miles west) / (4.75 hours) = 25.47 miles per hour west


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