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A girl travels 30 km at a speed of 15 km/h. She travels another 20 km at a speed of 10 km/h. What is her average speed for the entire journey? |
15 km/h 12.5 km/h 13 km/h 11.5 km/h |
12.5 km/h |
Average Speed = \(\frac{Total\; Distance }{Total\; Time }\) Distance = Speed × Time Total distance = 30 + 20 = 50 km Total time = \(\frac{30 }{15 }\) + \(\frac{20 }{10 }\) = 4 hours Average speed = \(\frac{50 }{4 }\) = 12.5 km/h |