Question

Another nervous papa bear paces at 1.0 m/s north for 3.0 s, then at 1.6 m/s south for 5.0 s, and then

at 1.4 m/s north for 4.0 s. The average speed of this bear is:

a) 1.3 m/s
b) 1.4 m/s
c) 4.0 m/s
d) 8.0 m/s

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Average speed is total distance traveled over the time needed to do so.

d = vt

v = (1.0(3.0) + 1.6(5.0) + 1.4(4.0) / (3.0 + 5.0 + 4.0)

v = 16.6 / 12

v = 1.383333333...

v = 1.4 m/s