SOLUTION: If you bike for 2 hours at 30km/h and for 2 hours at 20 km/h, what is your average speed for the whole trip?
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Question 525907: If you bike for 2 hours at 30km/h and for 2 hours at 20 km/h, what is your average speed for the whole trip?
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If you bike for 2 hours at 30km/h and for 2 hours at 20 km/h, what is your average speed for the whole trip?
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Find the total distance of the trip: (2*30) + (2*20) = 100 km
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let a = the average speed for the whole trip
:
Write time time equation, time = dist/speed
+ =
2 + 2 =
4 =
4a = 100
a = 25 km/hr
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