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A car travels at an average speed of 40 miles per hour for the first 100 miles of a 200-mile trip, and at an average speed of 50 miles per hour for the final 100 miles. what is the car's average speed
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A car travels at an average speed of 40 miles per hour for the first 100 miles of a 200-mile trip, and at an average speed of 50 miles per hour for the final 100 miles. what is the car's average speed for the entire 200-mile trip?
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Total distance = 200 miles
Time needed for the first 100 miles
= 100 ÷ 40 = 2.5 hours
Time needed for the second 100 miles
= 100 ÷ 50 = 2 hours
Total time = 2.5 + 2 = 4.5 hours
Average speed = 200 ÷ 4.5 hours =
44.4 miles per hour
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