Jack and Jill exercise in a 25.0-m-long swimming pool. Jack swims nine lengths of the pool in 2 minutes and 22.3 seconds, while Jill, the faster swimmer, covers ten lengths in the same time interval. Find the average velocity and average speed of each swimmer.

I need help with finding Jack's average velocity.

Question

Jack and Jill exercise in a 25.0-m-long swimming pool. Jack swims nine lengths of the pool in 2 minutes and 22.3 seconds, while Jill, the faster swimmer, covers ten lengths in the same time interval. Find the average velocity and average speed of each swimmer.

I need help with finding Jack's average velocity.

anonymous · Answer

Average velocity=displacement/time
Since Jack swam 9 length and 9 is an odd number, then we would beat the end of the pool.
25m/ 2 min and 22.3 seconds

anonymous · Answer

.175 m/s?