SOLUTION: a car travels at 60 miles per hour along a straight road for 2 hour and then 40 miles per hour for the next 3 hr. what is the car's average speed for the entire 5 hour?
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Question 813737: a car travels at 60 miles per hour along a straight road for 2 hour and then 40 miles per hour for the next 3 hr. what is the car's average speed for the entire 5 hour?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Average speed is always ( total distance traveled ) / ( total time spent traveling ) mi
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Total distance = mi
Total time = hrs
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Average speed = mi/hr
