Question

The distance time graph shows part of the journey of a bee travelling away from its hive.

Calculate the average speed of the bee for his part of the journey.
If your answer is a decimal then please give it to 1 d.p

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Answer 1

3 m/s

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According to the graph the distance is:

• 70 - 40 = 30 m

It took 10 seconds to travel 30 meters, so the average speed is:

• speed = total distance / total time
• speed = 30/10 = 3 meters per second