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If you ride a pterodactyl for 3 hours at 10mph and then ride a spinosaurus for 1 hour at 2mph, what would be our average speed?

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To compute the average speed, multiply the total distance travelled by the whole time spent. There's a formula for speed, time and distance

Travel distance aboard the pterodactyl = 10 mph x 3 hours = 30 miles

Distance travelled on the spinosaurus = 2 miles x 1 hour = 2 miles

30 miles + 2 miles = 32 miles total distance travelled

Total time required = 3 hours + 1 hour = 4 hours

Average speed = total distance travelled divided by the total time taken = 32 miles divided by 4 hours = 8 mph

As a result, our average speed is 8 mph.

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