document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977759>Question 977759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student in a mall walks 140 m [E] in 55 s to go to his favorite store. The store is not open yet, so he walks 45 m [W] in 21 s to go to another store.  Calculate his average velocity. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What I dont understand is do I add the times together or subtract?   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=599297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Add the distances together and divide by the sum of the times together.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distances are 185 m; time is 76s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "average velocity is 2.43 m/sec.  They don't ask for specific units, so I keep the same ones. </SPAN>\n" );
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