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A motorist travels 100 miles. The first half of the distance takes one hour; the second half takes 1.5 hours. What is the average speed for the journey?

I got the answer as 40 miles/hr, am I correct?

Thanks.

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rate = d/T = 100/(1+1.5) =

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