Question

The distance, y, in miles, traveled by a car in a certain amount of time, x, in hours, is shown in the graph below:

Which of the following best describes the motion of the car shown?

It travels for 1 hour, then stops for 1 hour, and finally travels again for 3 hours.
It travels for 2 hours, then stops for 1 hour, and finally travels again for 2 hours.
It travels for 1 hour, then stops for 2 hours, and finally travels again for 5 hours.
It travels for 2 hours, then stops for 3 hours, and finally travels again for 5 hours.

Answer 1

It travels for 1 hour, then stops for 1 hour, and finally travels again for 3 hours.

Answer 2

It travels for 1 hour, then stops for 1 hour, and finally travels again for 3 hours

Explanation:

From 0 to 1 that's 1 hr then

From 2 to 1 that's 1 hr but no motion so that means that the car stopped

And then ,from 2 to 5 that's means 3 hr travelling