11.7k views
0 votes
Janct was driving home from work at a speed of 40 mph. Realizing she forgot her documents as she arrived home, she then drove back to work at a speed of 60 mph. What is her average speed for the entire trip?

A. 48 mph
B.49 mph
C. 50 mph
D. 52 mph

User Absessive
by
8.9k points

2 Answers

3 votes
we can use the formula for average speed when dealing with different speeds in two segments:

average speed = 2 * (speed1 * speed2) / (speed1 + speed2)

In this case,
speed1 = 40 mph (driving home)
speed2 = 60 mph (driving back to work)

average speed = 2 * (40 * 60) / (40 + 60)
average speed = 2 * (2400) / (100)
average speed = 4800 / 100
average speed = 48 mph

So, Janet's average speed for the entire trip is 48 mph (Option A).
User Vnge
by
8.1k points
2 votes

Answer: 50 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

User Alexei Levenkov
by
7.9k points