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Ayaan travels 90 miles at an average speed of 60mph.
She then travels a further 40 miles.
The average speed for the entire journey is 59mph.
Assuming Ayaan didn’t stop, what was her average speed for the final 40 miles to 2dp?
She then travels a further 40 miles.
The average speed for the entire journey is 59mph.
Assuming Ayaan didn’t stop, what was her average speed for the final 40 miles to 2dp?
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Answered by
oobleck
average speed is total distance/totaltime and
time=distance/speed, so
(90+40)/(90/60 + x) = 59
x is the time for the last 40 mi, so 40/x is the speed.
time=distance/speed, so
(90+40)/(90/60 + x) = 59
x is the time for the last 40 mi, so 40/x is the speed.
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