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put this solution on YOUR website!David travels for 6 hours at a rate of 50 mph.
his return trip takes him 7.5 hrs.
what is his average speed for the whole trip?
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Find the one-way distance (dist = time * speed):
6*50 = 300 mi
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The round trip dist: 2 * 300 = 600 mi
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The total time for the round trip: 6 + 7.5 = 13.5 hrs
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Average speed =
Av speed =
= 44.44 mph
