SOLUTION: Stephan left school and traveled towards his friend's house.Eugene left 2 hours later traveling at 40 km/h in an effort to catch up to Stephan. After traveling for 3 hours Eugene f
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Question 785938: Stephan left school and traveled towards his friend's house.Eugene left 2 hours later traveling at 40 km/h in an effort to catch up to Stephan. After traveling for 3 hours Eugene finally caught up. What was Stephan's average speed.? Can you show me the steps to sloving Answer by xinxin(76) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! # of kms Eugene traveled = 3 * 40 = 120
Eugene and Stephan traveled the same amount of distance ("Eugene finally caught up"),however Stephan traveled 2 more hours than Eugene; therefore Stephan's average speed = 120 / (2+3) = 120/5 = 24 km/h
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