SOLUTION: Dan drove from his farm to town, traveling the first 50 km at 80 km/h, and the next 30 km at 60 km/h. He then returned home at 100 km/h. What was his average speed for the whole tr

Question 1191596: Dan drove from his farm to town, traveling the first 50 km at 80 km/h, and the next 30 km at 60 km/h. He then returned home at 100 km/h. What was his average speed for the whole trip?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

average speed = total distance divided by total time

50km at 80 km/h = 5/8 hours
30km at 60 km/h = 1/2 hour
80km at 100km/h = 4/5 hours

total distance: 160km
total time: (5/8+1/2+4/5) hours

you can do the calculations....

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The correct formula to use is

kilometers per hour.

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