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a vehicle travels 24km with a constant speed of 65 km/h and another 50 km with a constant speed of 80 km/h what was its average speed

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average speed=totaldistance/totaltime

totaldistance=24+50=74km

total time
65/24=0.3692307 hours

80/50=1.6 hours
total time=0.3692307+1.6=1.9692307

averagespeed=74/1.9692307=37.5781263 km/h

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