Practicing Success
A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
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35.55 km/hr 36 km/hr 71.11 km/hr 71 km/hr |
71.11 km/hr |
Formulae for average speed: Average speed = \(\frac{\text{Total distance travelled}}{ \text{Total time taken}}\) Time taken for 1st 160 km - \(\frac{160 }{ 64}\) = 2.5 hours Time taken for last 160 km - \(\frac{160 }{ 80}\) = 2 hours Average speed = \(\frac{\text{160 + 160}}{ \text{2.5 + 2}}\) Average speed = \(\frac{\text{320}}{ \text{4.5}}\) Average speed = 71.11 km/hr |