SOLUTION: A train can complete a trip of 'd' miles in 'h' hours. Find the average speed in miles/hrs, if on the next day the train completes the trip 30 min faster than the previous day?

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Question 316915: A train can complete a trip of 'd' miles in 'h' hours. Find the average speed in miles/hrs, if on the next day the train completes the trip 30 min faster than the previous day?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total distance covered: d%2Bd=2d
Total time elapsed:h%2Bh-1%2F2
Average speed=Total Distance/Total Time
V=2d%2F%282h-1%2F2%29=4d%2F%284h-1%29