You can put this solution on YOUR website! if a car travels from a to b at 75mph and from b to a at 50mph what is the avrage speed of the car
d = distance from a-b or b-a
d/75 = time from a-b
d/50 = time from b-a
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total distance traveled: 2d
total time: d/75 + d/50
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distance formula:
d = rt
r = d/t
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average speed:
notice the 'd' cancels out:
2d/(d/75 + d/50)
2d/d(1/75 + 1/50)
2/(1/75 + 1/50)
multiplying by 300/300:
600/(4 + 6)
600/(10)
60 mph
