Practicing Success
20% of a journey is covered at a speed of 80 km/h, 25% of the journey at a speed of 100 km/h and the rest at 110 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/h) for the whole journey? |
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100 |
Let total distance = 100 km Total time = \(\frac{20}{80}\) + \(\frac{25}{100}\) + \(\frac{55}{110}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{2}\) = 1 Avg. speed = \(\frac{Total\;distance}{Total\;time}\) = \(\frac{100}{1}\) = 100 km/h |