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Car he travels 50 miles in one hour. Kirby travels 160 miles in two hours. What is the average of the speed of both cars?Mi/hr

Car he travels 50 miles in one hour. Kirby travels 160 miles in two hours. What is-example-1
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Since car A travels 50 miles in one hour

Since the rule of the speed is speed = distance/time, then

The speed of car A = 50/1 = 50 miles per hour

Since car B travels 160 miles in two hours, then

The speed of car B = 160/2 = 80 miles per hour

To find the average speed of them sum them up and divide the sum by 2

The average speed of car A and car B = (50 + 80)/2 = 130/2 = 65 miles per hour

The average speed of both cars is 65 miles per hour

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