If an object travels a distance of 10 meters in 5 seconds, what is the objects average speed?

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a. 50 m/s
b. 2 m/s
c. 50 mi/hr
d. 20 m/s

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-13T16:09:19

Option #b.# is the right choice!

#\text{Average Speed}# #=# #\text{Total Distance}/\text{Total Time}#

#={10\ m}/{5\ s}#

#=2# m/s

Answer 2 · 2018-02-14T01:16:43

#b.#

Average speed is defined by the equation:

#"avg. speed"="total distance"/"total time"#

Here, the total distance is #10m#, while the total time is #5s#.

#:."avg. speed"=(10m)/(5s)=2m"/"s#.

So, option #b.# would be the correct one.

`a. 50 m/s b. 2 m/s c. 50 mi/hr d. 20 m/s`