SOLUTION: If you travel for 2 hours at a rate of 15 mph, and you travel for 6 hours at a rate of 5 mph, what is your average speed and how do you solve it?

Question 719288: If you travel for 2 hours at a rate of 15 mph, and you travel for 6 hours at a rate of 5 mph, what is your average speed and how do you solve it?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you travel for 2 hours at a rate of 15 mph, and you travel for 6 hours at a rate of 5 mph, what is your average speed and how do you solve it?
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average speed = (total distance)/(total time)
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average = (2*15+6*5)/(2+6) = 60/8 = 7.5 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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