SOLUTION: You drive a car 3 h at 48 km/h, then 3 h at 67 km/h. What is your average velocity?

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Question 487486: You drive a car 3 h at 48 km/h, then 3 h at 67 km/h.
What is your average velocity?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You drive a car 3 h at 48 km/h, then 3 h at 67 km/h.
What is your average velocity?
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Let a = your average velocity of the trip
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Write a distance equation
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total dist = 48km/hr dist + 67km/hr dist
6a = 3(48) + 3(67)
6a = 144 + 201
6a = 345
a =
a = 57.5 km/hr average

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