SOLUTION: if you travel 5 mph for 2hours and 55mph for 24 minutes. what is your average speed?

Question 435261: if you travel 5 mph for 2hours and 55mph for 24 minutes. what is your average speed?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f you travel 5 mph for 2 hours and 55mph for 24 minutes.
what is your average speed
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Since we are using mph, change 24 min to 24/60 = .4 hrs
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Let a = average speed for the trip
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Write a distance equation; Dist = speed * time
5(2) + 55(.4) = a(2+.4)
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10 + 22 = 2.4a
32 = 2.4a
a =
a = 13 mph hr
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Check this:
13.33* 2.4 = 32 mi

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