SOLUTION: David walked from his home to town, a distance of 5 miles, in 1 hour. The return trip took 2 hours because he made several stops along the way. What was his average rate of speed (
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Question 1058903: David walked from his home to town, a distance of 5 miles, in 1 hour. The return trip took 2 hours because he made several stops along the way. What was his average rate of speed (in miles per hour) for the entire walk?
Answer by ikleyn(52866) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The average speed on the entire trip is the total distance 5 + 5 = 10 kilometers divided by full time spent 1 + 2 = 3 hours:
= kilometers per hour.
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