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A car drives 3 hours north at 60mph, turns immediately around and travels south for 3...

A car drives 3 hours north at 60mph, turns immediately around and travels south for 3 hours at 50 mph. What is the car's:

a. average speed

b. average velocity

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Average speed is equal to total distance divided by total time. Average velocity is equal to total displacement divided by total time. We use this to find the required solution as shown below

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