SOLUTION: If a car travels for 1 hour at 10 mph and 2 hours at 25 mph what is the average speed?

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Question 312479: If a car travels for 1 hour at 10 mph and 2 hours at 25 mph what is the average speed?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The car traveled 10 miles and 50 miles respectively for a total of 60 miles.
It traveled 60 miles in 3 hours.
Vave=60%2F3=20 mph