document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116251>Question 1116251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student ran eight laps, thus two miles, on the track around her school's football field. She ran in a clockwise direction. She completed the distance in fifteen minutes. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What was her velocity?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Her average speed was 2 miles/15 minutes = 2/15 mi/minute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Velocity is a vector that includes direction, not the same as speed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Her direction varied, so velocity can't be specified.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find miles per minute, divide the miles by the minutes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert to any units you like.<BR>\n" );
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