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A boat sails 2300m south and then 750m north the trip takes 10 minutes. Calculate the boat’s average speed

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User Odaym
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Answer:

5.083 m/s OR 305 m/min

Step-by-step explanation:

The average speed of the boat is calculated by taking the total distance travelled over the total amount of time it took to travel that distance.

The distance the boat travelled is: 2300 m + 750 m = 3050 m

And the total time taken is 10 minutes, which can also be written as: 10 × 60 = 600 seconds

Therefore the average speed of the boat is:

3050 m ÷ 600 s ≈ 5.083 m/s OR 305 m/min

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