SOLUTION: George walks to a friend’s house. He walks 750 meters North, then realizes he walked too far. He turns around and walks 250 meters South. The entire walk takes him 13 seconds. What
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Question 830797: George walks to a friend’s house. He walks 750 meters North, then realizes he walked too far. He turns around and walks 250 meters South. The entire walk takes him 13 seconds. What is his speed per second?
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This is one of those "trick" questions. It requires dismissing irrelevant information.
What is the TOTAL distance that George walked, in any direction?
750m + 250m = 1000m
So, he walked 1000m in 13 seconds.
To find the rate per second, simply divide the distance by the time.
1000m/13seconds = 76.923m/s
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Either George is secretly "The Flash" or this is impossible.
