Practicing Success
A woman on vacation travels first 150 km at 60 km/hr and the next 150 km at 25 km/hr. The average speed for the first 200 km of the tour is: |
44.44 km/hr 66.66 km/hr 33.33 km/hr 55.55 km/hr |
44.44 km/hr |
Distance = Speed × Time Time (to travel first 150 km) = \(\frac{150}{60}\) = \(\frac{5}{2}\) Time (to travel next 50 km) = \(\frac{50}{25}\) = 2 Total time taken to travel 200km = \(\frac{5}{2}\) + 2 = \(\frac{9}{2}\) Average speed = \(\frac{200}{\frac{9}{2}}\) = \(\frac{400}{9}\) = 44.44 km/hr
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