SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question. A motorist travelled 20km of an average speed of 15km/h. If he made the return journey at an average speed of 30km/h,find the average speed o

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A motorist travelled 20km of an average speed of 15km/h. If he made the return journey at an average speed of 30km/h,find the average speed of the whole journey.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
                SPEED        TIME       DISTANCE
GOING            15          20/15        20
RETURN           30          20/30        20
TOTAL                        t            d=40


Whole-trip average speed is
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