Asked by amie
alberto drove to the lake and back. the trip there took two hours and the trip back took three hours. he averaged 20 km/h faster on the trip there than on the return trip. What was alberto's average speed on the outbound trip?
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Answered by
Reiny
speed on first trip --- x km/h
speed on return trip --- x-20
let the distance be d
time for first part = d/x
time for 2nd part = d/(x-20)
d/x = 2 ---> d = 2x
d/(x-20) = 3 ---> d = 3x - 60
3x-60 = 2x
x = 60
So the distance each way was 120 km
average speed = 240/5 = 48 km/h
Notice that the two speeds were 60 km/h and 40 km/h, and to get the average speed we CANNOT just average the two speeds.
speed on return trip --- x-20
let the distance be d
time for first part = d/x
time for 2nd part = d/(x-20)
d/x = 2 ---> d = 2x
d/(x-20) = 3 ---> d = 3x - 60
3x-60 = 2x
x = 60
So the distance each way was 120 km
average speed = 240/5 = 48 km/h
Notice that the two speeds were 60 km/h and 40 km/h, and to get the average speed we CANNOT just average the two speeds.
Answered by
Steve
since distance = speed * time, if the outbound speed was x, then
2x = 3(x-20)
2x = 3(x-20)
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