A wave travels 12 m east in 3.0 s. What is the velocity of the wave?

Velocity is displacement divided by time: 12 m ÷ 3.0 s = 4.0 m/s. Since the wave travels east, its velocity is 4.0 m/s east; the matching choice is 4.0 m/s.

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