Question 1042398: A car complete 10 mile trip in 20 minutes.If car does 1/2 of trip at speed 20 miles/hr, What is the correct speed for remainder of distance? Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, josgarithmetic:Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! A car completes a 10 mile trip in 20 minutes.
If car does 1/2 of trip at speed 20 miles/hr,
At 20 mph he completes 5 mi in 15 min; (5/20 = .25 hrs which is 15 min)
therefore
he has to complete 5 mi in the remaining 5 min
What is the correct speed for remainder of distance?
speed = dist/time; 5 min = 1/12 hr
s =
s = 5 * 12
s = 60 mph to complete 5 mi in 5 min
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Check this, find the dist at each speed (dist = time * speed)
15 min: 1/4 * 20 = 5 mi
5 min: 1/12 * 60 = 5 mi
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total dist 10 mi Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
RATE TIME DISTANCE
FIRST HALF 20 x 20x
SECOND HALF r y ry
Total 1/3 10
Average Rate according to description
Also average rate is . Solving here for r should be enough.
HALF the trip is 5 miles.
This system may be better:
Remember, you mainly want a finished value for r.