Question

An object travels 16 m in 4 sec and then another 16 m in 2 sec. what is the average speed of the object??

Answer 1

total distance = 16+16 = 32m
total time taken = 4+2 = 6s

average speed= total distance/ total time = 32/6 = 5.33 m/s

average speed is 5.33 m/s

Answer 2

Given:

• The distances are 16 m and 16 m
• The time taken is 4 secs and 2 secs

To Find:

• The average speed of the object.

Solution:

The formula to find the average speed of the object is given by,

Average speed = Total distance/total time → {equation 1}

Where,

Total distance = 16 + 16 = 32 m

Total time = 4+2 = 6 secs

On substituting the values in equation 1 we get,

⇒ Average speed = 32/6 {dividng the terms}

⇒ Average speed = 5.33 m/s

∴ The average speed of the object = 5.33 m/s