While driving on the highway, Dave averages 60 miles per hour. In the city, he averages 30 miles per hour. On a trip to his grandmother's house, Dave drives 2 3/5 hours on the highway and 1 1/5 hours in the city.

User Icon for Lil Pump Lil Pump answered
5 years ago

The question: What is Dave's average speed for the entire trip to his grandmother's house? Round to the nearest tenth.

User Icon for Steve Steve answered
5 years ago

average speed = totaldistance/totaltime

since for each leg of the trip, distance = speed * time, we have

avgspeed = ((2 3/5 * 60)+(1 1/5 * 30))/(2 3/5 + 1 1/5)
= (156+36)/(3 4/5) = ?

User Icon for Lil Pump Lil Pump answered
5 years ago

So I got 50.52631..... and I rounded that to 50.5. Is this correct?

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find out the total distance traveled by Dave on his trip to his grandmother's house, we can use the formula:

Distance = Speed x Time

First, let's calculate the distance traveled on the highway. Dave drove 2 3/5 (or 13/5) hours on the highway, and his average speed was 60 miles per hour. So, the distance traveled on the highway is:

Distance on the highway = 60 miles per hour x 13/5 hours
Distance on the highway = (60 x 13) / 5 miles
Distance on the highway = 780 / 5 miles
Distance on the highway = 156 miles

Next, let's calculate the distance traveled in the city. Dave drove 1 1/5 (or 6/5) hours in the city, and his average speed was 30 miles per hour. So, the distance traveled in the city is:

Distance in the city = 30 miles per hour x 6/5 hours
Distance in the city = (30 x 6) / 5 miles
Distance in the city = 180 / 5 miles
Distance in the city = 36 miles

Finally, to find the total distance traveled, we need to add the distance on the highway and the distance in the city:

Total distance traveled = Distance on the highway + Distance in the city
Total distance traveled = 156 miles + 36 miles
Total distance traveled = 192 miles

Therefore, Dave traveled a total distance of 192 miles on his trip to his grandmother's house.