1. An ambulance is called to the scene of an accident 4 kilometres away from the ambulance station. The distance, in kilometres, that the ambulance has traveled to the scene, t seconds after leaving the station, is given in the following table: Time (s) Distance (km) 0 0.5 a. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the fastest? b. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the slowest? c. Determine the average speed of the ambulance, in kilometres per hour, over its entire trip to the accident. 0 30 60 1.5 90 1.75 120 2.75 150 3.25 180 4.0
1. An ambulance is called to the scene of an accident 4 kilometres away from the ambulance station. The distance, in kilometres, that the ambulance has traveled to the scene, t seconds after leaving the station, is given in the following table: Time (s) Distance (km) 0 0.5 a. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the fastest? b. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the slowest? c. Determine the average speed of the ambulance, in kilometres per hour, over its entire trip to the accident. 0 30 60 1.5 90 1.75 120 2.75 150 3.25 180 4.0
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Transcribed Image Text:1. An ambulance is called to the scene of an accident 4 kilometres away from the ambulance station. The distance, in
kilometres, that the ambulance has traveled to the scene, t seconds after leaving the station, is given in the following
table:
Time (s)
Distance (km)
0
0.5
a. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the fastest?
b. Over which 30-second interval(s) did the ambulance travel the slowest?
c. Determine the average speed of the ambulance, in kilometres per hour, over its entire trip to the accident.
0
30
60
1.5
90
1.75
120
2.75
150
3.25
180
4.0
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