document.write( "Question 1183207: Emily traveled 60 miles on the highway and 16 miles on the local roads to reach her destination. On the highway, she traveled 30 miles faster than on local roads. If her speed on local roads is 20 miles per hour, then what was her average speed, in miles per hour, during her entire trip? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #813422 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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You mean, she traveled 30 miles per hour faster than on local roads?\r
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document.write( "                 SPEED miles per hour   TIME hours        DISTANCE miles\r\n" );
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document.write( "Highway           20+30                 60/50=6/5              60\r\n" );
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document.write( "Local              20                   16/20=4/5              16\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTALS                                    10/5=2               76\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Average speed for total trip, $\"%2876%2F2%29%28miles%2Fhour%29=highlight%2838%28miles%2Fhour%29%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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