SOLUTION: A jogger leaves her house and jogs north 300 feet to the street lamp on the corner. She turns west, jogs another 400 ft, and gets to the oak tree 2 minutes after leaving home. We

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Question 921784: A jogger leaves her house and jogs north 300 feet to the street lamp on the corner. She turns
west, jogs another 400 ft, and gets to the oak tree 2 minutes after leaving home. We will
calculate the jogger’s average velocity for the 2 minutes.

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A jogger leaves her house and jogs north 300 feet to the street lamp on the corner. She turns west, jogs another 400 ft, and gets to the oak tree 2 minutes after leaving home. We will calculate the jogger’s average velocity for the 2 minutes.
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She went 700 ft in 2 minutes
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To get the speed in feet per minute, divide the feet by the minutes.