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Jorge walks to his friends house he walks 750 m north then realizes he walked too far he turns around and walks 250 m south the entire walk take some 600 seconds what is the speed per second

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Answer:

1.67 m/s

Explanation:

  • Speed = Distance/Time

Jorge walks in total:

  • 750 m + 250 m = 1000 m

I takes him:

  • 600 seconds

His speed is:

  • 1000 m /600 s ≈ 1.67 m/s
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