document.write( "Question 899613: A boat traveled at 10 km/h for 1 hour, then at 13 km/h for 2 hours, and finally at 11 km/h for another hour... Over the whole trip the average speed was 15 km/h. How was it 15km/h \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #545508 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The average speed is:
\n" ); document.write( "( total distance traveled ) / ( total time of travel )
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+10%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+10+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+13%2A2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+26+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B3%5D+=+11%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B3%5D+=+11+\" km
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+%2B+d%5B3%5D+=+10+%2B+26+%2B+11+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+%2B+d%5B3%5D+=+47+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "total time = \"+1+%2B+2+%2B+1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "total time = \"+4+\" hrs
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+47+%2F+4+=+11.75+\" km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "I don't see how it could be 15 km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "with the given numbers\r
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