SOLUTION: A train travels for 40 hours at a speed of 60 mph then the train travels for 2 hours at a speed of 75 miles per hour. What is the average speed?
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Question 560083: A train travels for 40 hours at a speed of 60 mph then the train travels for 2 hours at a speed of 75 miles per hour. What is the average speed?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average speed is always ( total distance traveled ) / ( total elapsed time )
At 60 mi/hr:
mi
At 75 mi/hr:
mi
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Total distance =
mi
Total time is hrs
Total distance /total time is mi/hr
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