document.write( "Question 739954: find the average speed of a motorcyclist if he drives from A to B with a uniform speed of 30kmph and returns back with a speed of 20kmph. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #451432 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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What the average is NOT is the average of the
\n" ); document.write( "2 speeds, which would be
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+30+%2B+20+%29+%2F+2+=+25+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "The average speed is ALWAYS
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\n" ); document.write( "No distance is given, so I can assign any
\n" ); document.write( "distance I want, so I will say that the one-way
\n" ); document.write( "distance is \"+100+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "A to B
\n" ); document.write( "\"+100+=+30%2At%5B1%5D+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B1%5D+=+10%2F3+\" hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+100+=+20%2At%5B2%5D+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B2%5D+=+5+\" hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "The total distance is
\n" ); document.write( "\"+100+%2B+100+=+200+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B1%5D+%2B+t%5B2%5D+=+5+%2B+10%2F3+\" hrs
\n" ); document.write( "\"+5+%2B+10%2F3+=+15%2F3+%2B+10%2F3+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B1%5D+%2B+t%5B2%5D+=+25%2F3+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The average speed is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+200+%2F+%28+25%2F3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+200%2A%283%2F25%29+=+600%2F25+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The average speed is 24 km/hr\r
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