SOLUTION: A car averaged 30 MPH for the first mile of a 2 mile trip. How fast would it have to travel for the second mile of the trip, in order to average 60 miles per hour for the whole tri

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Question 277600: A car averaged 30 MPH for the first mile of a 2 mile trip. How fast would it have to travel for the second mile of the trip, in order to average 60 miles per hour for the whole trip? The answer is NOT 90 MPH!
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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A car averaged 30 MPH for the first mile of a 2 mile trip.
How fast would it have to travel for the second mile of the trip, in order to average 60 miles per hour for the whole trip?
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Impossible, in order to average 60 mph, you have to do it in 2 min (1 mi/min)
It takes 2 min to drive 1 mi at 30 mph, You are out of time!