Question

Abdul while driving to school computes the average speed for his trip to be 40km/hr. On his return trip along the same route the average speed is 60km/hr. What is the average speed for Abdul's entire trip?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let us assume that Abdul is travelling x kilometer distance while going to school.

Distance = Speed x Time

1)When it's average speed is 20 km/hr

x=v

1

×t

1

=20×t

1

2)When it's average speed is 30 km/hr

x=v

2

×t

2

=30×t

2

V

average

=

totaltimetaken

totaldistancetravelled

V

average

=

v

1

x

+

v

2

x

x+x

=

20

x

+

30

x

2x

=24 km h

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