Average Speed
Algebra
Level
3
If you travel half of your distance with a speed of 40mph & the other half with a speed of 60mph, then what is your average speed?
The answer is 48.
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1 solution
2xy/(x+y) x,y are speeds Or take LCM x 2 as total distance and calculate for each journey