SOLUTION: A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 miles per hour and returns over the same path at 8 miles per hour. What is the cyclist's average rate for the round trip in miles per hour?
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Question 30581: A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 miles per hour and returns over the same path at 8 miles per hour. What is the cyclist's average rate for the round trip in miles per hour? Answer by ikdeep(189) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! cyclist's average rate = total speed in two rounds / 2
= (10+8)/2
= 18/2
= 9 miles/hour
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