document.write( "Question 1151347: Bus travels from Boston to New York 100km/h and back 80km/h. What was the average speed?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #773088 by ikleyn(52914)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There is a general formula for the average speed of the forth and back trip\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "             \"V%5Baverage%5D\" = \"%282%2AV%5B1%5D%2AV%5B2%5D%29%2F%28V%5B1%5D%2BV%5B2%5D%29\",\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "         \"V%5Baverage%5D\" = \"%282%2A100%2A80%29%2F%28100%2B80%29\" = \"16000%2F180\" = \"1600%2F18\" = \"800%2F9\" km/h.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How @MathLover1 treats this problem, it is a classic example on how this problem  SHOULD  NOT  be treated.\r
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