SOLUTION: A car travels 150 km at 60 kmph and then travels another 300 km at 40 kmph.Find its average speed over the entire distance(in kmph)?

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Question 975886: A car travels 150 km at 60 kmph and then travels another 300 km at 40 kmph.Find its average speed over the entire distance(in kmph)?
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A car travels 150 km at 60 kmph and then travels another 300 km at 40 kmph.Find its average speed over the entire distance(in kmph)?
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Find the times of the 2 parts.
Use d = r*t
t = d/r
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Then divide the total distance by the total time.