SOLUTION: A car traveled at 50km/hr for 4 hours and at 60km/hr for 3 1/2hours. What was the average speed for the whole journey?

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Question 557375: A car traveled at 50km/hr for 4 hours and at 60km/hr for 3 1/2hours. What was the average speed for the whole journey?
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A car traveled at 50km/hr for 4 hours and at 60km/hr for 3 1/2hours. What was the average speed for the whole journey?
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Average speed = total distance/total time
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a = 54 km/hr, average speed for the trip

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