document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=917706>Question 917706</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man divides his total journey into three equal parts and decides to travel the three parts with speeds 60 km / hr , 24 km / hr and 45 km /hr . Find the average speed during the whole journey ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Is the trip cut into three equal parts by time, or by distance?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the equal parts are by distance, let d be the distance of each part of the journey.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total time is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=d%281%2F60%2B1%2F24%2B1%2F45%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=d%281%2F60%2B1%2F24%2B1%2F45%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The denominators:  2*2*3*5, 2*2*2*3, 3*3*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCD is 2*2*2*3*3*5=360\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%286%2F360%2B15%2F360%2B8%2F360%29=highlight_green%28d%2829%2F360%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%286%2F360%2B15%2F360%2B8%2F360%29=highlight_green%28d%2829%2F360%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total distance is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d%2Bd%2Bd=highlight_green%283d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d%2Bd%2Bd=highlight_green%283d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question is, what is average speed for the journey.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Decide if this is what you want.<BR>\n" );
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