SOLUTION: A car travels for 3 hours at a speed of 55 miles per hour and then for the next 2 hours travels at a speed of 65 miles per hour. Find the average speed of the car for the entire jo
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Question 1143585: A car travels for 3 hours at a speed of 55 miles per hour and then for the next 2 hours travels at a speed of 65 miles per hour. Find the average speed of the car for the entire journey. Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source):
The average speed for the entire journey is .
Total distance = 3*55 + 2*65 = 295 miles.
Total time = 3 + 2 = 5 hours.
You are now in position to answer the question:
the average speed for the entire journey is = 59 miles per hour.
Or simply = 59 mph, if you want the solution in one line.
