SOLUTION: a train travels at 60km/h for 0.52h,30km/hfo the next 0.24h and 70km/h for next 0.71h.what is the average speed of train

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Question 1142284: a train travels at 60km/h for 0.52h,30km/hfo the next 0.24h and 70km/h for next 0.71h.what is the average speed of train
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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rate * time = distance is the general formula to use.

60 kilometers per hour * .52 hours = 31.2 kilometers
30 kilometers per hour * .24 hours = 7.2 kilometers
70 kilometers per hour * .71 hours = 49.7 kilometers

total kilometers = 88.1

total hours = 1.47

total average kilometers per hour = 88.1 kilometers / 1.47 hours = 59.93197279 kilometers per hour.