SOLUTION: a car goes from town A to another town B with a speed of 40km/hr and returns back to the same town at a speed of 60km/hr . calculate the average speed of the car

Question 758419: a car goes from town A to another town B with a speed of 40km/hr and returns back to the same town at a speed of 60km/hr . calculate the average speed of the car

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a car goes from town A to another town B with a speed of 40km/hr and returns back to the same town at a speed of 60km/hr . calculate the average speed of the car
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let x=distance between town A and town B
ave speed=distance/travel time=2x/travel time
travel time=distance/speed

ave speed=48 km/hr
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