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A car travels 200 meters, then turns right and travels 80 meters and finally makes a U-turn and travels another 120 m. If this is all done in 200

seconds, what is the average speed ?


help pleaseeeee

User Soony
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Answer:

2 m/s

Explanation:

Since speed is total distance over time, we first need to find the total distance the car traveled.

Total distance = 200 + 80 + 120 = 400 m

total time = 200 sec

speed = distance/time = 400/200 = 2 m/s

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