document.write( "Question 1057615: If a car travels 1 mile at 30mph and then travels another mile at 60mph what is the average speed?....is the answer 40mph or 45mph?. Thank you \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #672644 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Average speed is always
\n" ); document.write( "[ total distance traveled ] / [ total time spent traveling ]
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B1%5D+=+d%2Fr+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B1%5D+=+1%2F30+\" hr
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B2%5D+=+d%2Fr+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5B2%5D+=+1%2F60+\" hr
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\n" ); document.write( "Average speed = \"+%28%28+1+%2B+1+%29%29+%2F+%28%28+1%2F30+%2B+1%2F60+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2+%2F+%28%28+2%2F60+%2B+1%2F60+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2+%2F+%28%28+3%2F60+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2+%2F+%28%28+1%2F20+%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2%2A20+=+40+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "The average speed is 40 mi/hr\r
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