document.write( "Question 895513: Starting at home, Emily traveled uphill to the grocery store for 20 minutes at just 6 mph. She then traveled back home along the same path downhill at a speed of 12 mph.\r
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document.write( "What is her average speed for the entire trip from home to the grocery store and back? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #542886 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Average speed is always: \n" ); document.write( "( total distance traveled ) / ( total time spent traveling ) \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "From home to store: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "( note that I converted minutes to hours ) \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "From store to home: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Her average speed is: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |