Answer:
[tex]1.1 \: \mathrm{m/s}[/tex]
Explanation:
The formula for average velocity is [tex]\frac{\Delta x}{\Delta t}[/tex], where [tex]\Delta x[/tex] = total displacement and [tex]\Delta t[/tex] = time.
Because velocity is usually given in meters per second, convert 6.0 miles to meters and 2.5 hours to seconds:
6.0 miles = [tex]9656.09\: \mathrm{meters}[/tex]
2.5 hours = [tex]9000 \: \mathrm{seconds}[/tex]
Therefore the average velocity of the person is [tex]\frac{9656.09}{9000} \approx 1.07 = \fbox{$1.1\: \mathrm{m/s}$}[/tex] (two significant figures).
