SOLUTION: Dan traveled to the town hall and back. The trip there took 5 hours and the trip back took 6 hours. What was Dan's average speed on the trip there if he averaged 60mph on the retur

Question 998215: Dan traveled to the town hall and back. The trip there took 5 hours and the trip back took 6 hours. What was Dan's average speed on the trip there if he averaged 60mph on the return trip?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

60 mph for 6 hours is 360 miles. The entire trip was then 720 miles. The average speed is 720 miles divided by 11 hours.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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