document.write( "Question 1197136: Joseph traveled from Boston to Birmingham at 50 mph and then back to Boston at 40 mph. What was Joseph's average speed on the round trip? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Joseph traveled from Boston to Birmingham at 50 mph and then back to Boston at 40 mph.
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document.write( "For the average speed of the round trip (when the distances of both parts of the trip \r\n" );
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document.write( "    average speed =  =  =  = 44.444 mph  (rounded).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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