Ben walks 500 meter from his house to the corner store. He then walks back towards his house, but continues 200 meters past his house to talk to a neighbor. It takes Ben 17 minutes from the time he leaves his house until he stops to talk to his neighbor. What is Ben average velocity?

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Zachery Hobbs

15 December, 01:48

Ben walks 500 meter from his house to the corner store. He then walks back towards his house, but continues 200 meters past his house to talk to a neighbor. It takes Ben 17 minutes from the time he leaves his house until he stops to talk to his neighbor. What is Ben average velocity?

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Brenton Cantu · Answer 1

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Amy Thomas · Answer 2

Average velocity of Ben = 5.1 m/s

Explanation:

Average velocity = Total displacement / Time taken for that displacement.

Ben walks 500 meter from his house to the corner store. He then walks back towards his house, but continues 200 meters past his house to talk to a neighbor

So his total displacement = 200 meters

Time taken for this = 17 minutes = 17 * 60 = 1020 seconds.

Average velocity = 1020/200 = 5.1 m/s

So average velocity of Ben = 5.1 m/s