document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=450161>Question 450161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I average 20 miles per hour on the way to a show and 30 miles per hour on the way back, what was my average speed for the entire trip?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose the distance from you to the show is 60 miles (we can choose such a number since the distances will all cancel out). Then, it takes 3 hours to get there and 2 hours to return back, so 5 hours total. You drove 120 miles total, so the average speed is 120 mi/5 hr = 24 mph. </SPAN>\n" );
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