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\n" ); document.write( "A bus travelling 200 km has 10 stages at equal $\"highlight%28cross%28interval%29%29\"$ lengths.
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document.write( "Each interval is   = 20 kilometers long and the time for each interval is\r\n" );
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document.write( "      hours  for the 1-st interval\r\n" );
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document.write( "      hours  for the 2-nd interval\r\n" );
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document.write( "      hours  for the 3-rd interval\r\n" );
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document.write( "      hours  for the 4-rd interval\r\n" );
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document.write( "      .  .  .  .  and so on  .  .  .  . \r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the total time is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Total time =  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "        the common denominator is  600;  so, I am continuing \r\n" );
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document.write( "    =  = \r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  =  hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the average speed =  =  =  =  =  = 23.077 kilometers per hour.       ANSWER\r\n" );
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