SOLUTION: An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. The trip there took three hours and the trip back took four hours. It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. Find the average

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Question 889721: An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and
back. The trip there took three hours and
the trip back took four hours. It averaged 6
km/h on the return trip. Find the average
speed of the trip there.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance
R%5B1%5D%2AT%5B1%5D=R%5B2%5D%2AT%5B2%5D
R%5B1%5D%2A3=6%2A4
R%5B1%5D=24%2F3
R%5B1%5D=8
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.
.
Now average R%5B1%5D and R%5B2%5D
R%5Bave%5D=%28R%5B1%5D%2BR%5B2%5D%29%29%2F2
R%5Bave%5D=%286%2B8%29%2F2
R%5Bave%5D=7 km%2Fh