Question

An objects travel $16m$ in $4s$ and then another $16m$ in $2s$. What is the average speed of the object?

Answer 1

Step 1, Given data

Distance = 16 m, Time = 4 sec

Distance = 16 m, Time = 2 sec

Step 2, Finding the average velocity

We can write,

Total distance covered $S=16+16=32m$

And

Total time $t=4+2=6s$

We knwo,

Average speed $V_{avg}=\frac{S}{t}=\frac{32}{6}=5.33m/s$

Hence the average speed = 5.33 m/s