SOLUTION: John walked from point P to point Q and back again, a total distance of 2 miles. If he averaged 4 miles per hour on the trip from P to Q and 5 miles per hour on the return trip, w
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Question 95270: John walked from point P to point Q and back again, a total distance of 2 miles. If he averaged 4 miles per hour on the trip from P to Q and 5 miles per hour on the return trip, what was his average walking speed for the entire trip? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John walked from point P to point Q and back again, a total distance of 2 miles. If he averaged 4 miles per hour on the trip from P to Q and 5 miles per hour on the return trip, what was his average walking speed for the entire trip?
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We want to find out the total time it took him to walk the total distance, then
it is an easy calculation to find the average speed
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Time = Dist/speed
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One way distance = 1 mile
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To time + return time = Total time = = = .45 hrs to walk the two miles
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Speed = dist/time
Av speed = = 4.44 mph
