SOLUTION: If a man travels p hours at an average rate of q miles per hour and then r hours at an average rate of s miles per hour, what is his overall average rate of speed? A) (pq+rs)/(p+r

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Question 1117425: If a man travels p hours at an average rate of q miles per hour and then r hours at an average rate of s miles per hour, what is his overall average rate of speed?
A) (pq+rs)/(p+r)
B) (q+s)/2
C) (q+s)/(p+r)
D) p/q + r/s
E) p/s + r/q

Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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The total distance he traveled  was  p*q + r*s.


The total time he spent was p+r.


Therefore, the average rate of speed for full travel was  total_distance%2Ftotal_time = %28p%2Aq%2Br%2As%29%2F%28p%2Br%29.


Option A).

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