document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959772>Question 959772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carlos lives 500 meters away from his friend’s home.  He starts to sprint to his friend’s home at a speed of 10 m/s for 10 seconds then slows to 4 m/s for  90 seconds. What is his average speed? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> He sprints (10sec)*(10m/s)=100 meters at 10 m/s and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(90sec)*(4m/s)=360 meters at 4 m/s for a total of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "460 meters in 100 seconds so his average rate was:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "460 m/100 sec=4.6 m/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: His average rate was 4.6 meters per second </SPAN>\n" );
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