document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357810>Question 357810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria drove from Chicago, Illinois, to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a distance of 90 miles, at a mean speed of 55 miles per hour. On her return trip, the traffic was much heavier, and her mean speed was 40 miles per hour. Find Maria's mean speed for the round trip.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> total distance of the trip / total time up & down<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time while going to milwaukee = 90/55 = 1.6 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time on return journey = 90/40= 2.25 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total time = 2.25+1.6= 3.85 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "round trip distance = 180 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Average speed = 180 / 3.85 = 46.75 mph<BR>\n" );
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