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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ": one third of a certain journey was covered at the speed of 20 km per hour , one fourth at the rate of 30 km per hour and the rest at the rate of 50 km per hour.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #820569 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2F12\", the rest at 50 kilom per hr\r
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document.write( "          SPEEDS      TIME                  DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "PART1        20       (d/3)(1/20)               d/3\r\n" );
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document.write( "PART2        30       (d/4)(1/30)               d/4\r\n" );
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document.write( "PART3        50       (5d/12)(1/50)             (5/12)d\r\n" );
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document.write( "SUM                                               d\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total distance, d\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "total time, \"d%2F60%2Bd%2F120%2B%285d%29%2F600\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "AVERAGE SPEED, \"cross%281%2F%281%2F60%2B1%2F20%2B5%2F600%29%29\"
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