Question

a bus travels a total distance of 300 km over 5 hours on its route. which statement correctly describes its average speed?
the average speed is 60 km/h.
the average speed is 60 km/h east.
the average velocity is 60 km/h.
the displacement is 300 km.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the formula for average speed

Average speed \(v=\frac{\text{total distance}}{\text{total time}}\)

Step2: Substitute the given values

Given total distance \(d = 300\) km and total time \(t=5\) h. Then \(v=\frac{300}{5}\)

Step3: Calculate the value

\(v = 60\) km/h. Velocity requires direction information (not given here), and displacement is a vector (also direction - related, not provided).

Answer:

The average speed is \(60\) km/h.