SOLUTION: A boy riding a bicycle travels at ten miles per hour for three hours. He stops to rest for one hour and then continues his ride. For the next hour he rides at a speed of twenty mil
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Question 513272: A boy riding a bicycle travels at ten miles per hour for three hours. He stops to rest for one hour and then continues his ride. For the next hour he rides at a speed of twenty miles per hour. During this ride, what was the rider's average speed for the five hour period? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Average speed is ( total distance ) / ( total time )
During the 1st 3 hrs: mi
During the last hour: mi
Average speed =
10 mi/hr
