SOLUTION: if Jim travels for a half hour at an rate of 20 miles per hour, and for another half hour at an 30 miles per hour, what is his average speed

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Question 194337: if Jim travels for a half hour at an rate of 20 miles per hour, and for another half hour at an 30 miles per hour, what is his average speed
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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AVERAGE_SPEED+=+%28TOTAL_DISTANCE_TRAVELED%29%2F%28TOTAL_TIME_TRAVELED%29

>>...Jim travels for a half hour at an rate of 20 miles per hour...<<

1st_DISTANCE+=+%28RATE%29%28TIME%29+=+%2820%29%281%2F2%29+=+10_MILES
>>...Jim travels...for another half hour at an 30 miles per hour...<<

2nd_DISTANCE+=+%28RATE%29%28TIME%29+=+%2830%29%281%2F2%29+=+15_MILES

TOTAL_DISTANCE+=+10+%2B+15+=+25_MILES

TOTAL_TIME+=+1%2F2+%2B+1%2F2+=+1_HOUR



Edwin