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Yesterday you walked 20 meters to the right from your house to the bus stop, which took you 20 seconds. You waited at the bus stop for 1 minute before realizing you forgot your Mathematics homework at home. You ran back to your house in 5 seconds. It took you 10 seconds to find your homework, and then you ran back to the bus stop in 5 seconds just in time to catch the bus. What was your average velocity for the entire period of motion?

a.
0.2 m/s


b.
1 m/s

c.
100 m/s

d.
20 m/s

User Michaelrccurtis
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average velocity= tot displacement/total time

avg v = 20/(20+60+5+10+5)=20/100=0.2 m/s

User Jaabh
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