SOLUTION: A relay race required runners to run from Point A to Point B, and then back from Point B to Point A. The distance from Point A to Point B is 22 km. On the return trip (Point B to P

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Question 904026: A relay race required runners to run from Point A to Point B, and then back from Point B to Point A. The distance from Point A to Point B is 22 km. On the return trip (Point B to Point A) the runners average speed decreased by 1.2 km/h. If the relay took 10.5 hours for the runners to complete, what was the average speed from Point A to Point B?
A) 4.87 km/h
B) 3.67 km/h
C) 0.515 km/h
D) 4.19 km/h

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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r*t=d
r=d/t
(2*22)/10.5=4.19