document.write( "Question 712312: If you must average 60 km/h for a 90-km trip, and you only average 40 km/h for the first 40 km, what velocity must you average the rest of the way? \n" ); document.write( "
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If you must average 60 km/h for a 90-km trip, and you only average 40 km/h for the first 40 km, what velocity must you average the rest of the way?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the time required for the trip:
\n" ); document.write( "\"90%2F60\" = 1.5 hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = velocity required for the last 50 km
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\n" ); document.write( "40 km time + 50 km time = 1.5 hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"40%2F40\" + \"50%2Fs\" = 1.5
\n" ); document.write( "1 + \"50%2Fs\" = 1.5
\n" ); document.write( "subtract 1 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"50%2Fs\" = .5
\n" ); document.write( ".5s = 50
\n" ); document.write( "s = 100 km/hr required for the last 50 km
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