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7. A train travels the first 15km at a uniform speed of 30km/hr, the next 75km at a uniform speed of 50km/hr and the last 10km at a uniform speed of 20km/hr. Calculate the average speed for the entire train journey.​

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The total distance covered by the train is 15km + 75km + 10km = 100km.

The time taken to travel the first 15km at 30km/hr is 15/30 = 0.5 hours.

The time taken to travel the next 75km at 50km/hr is 75/50 = 1.5 hours.

The time taken to travel the last 10km at 20km/hr is 10/20 = 0.5 hours.

The total time taken for the entire journey is 0.5 + 1.5 + 0.5 = 2.5 hours.

The average speed for the entire journey is the total distance covered divided by the total time taken, which is 100/2.5 = 40km/hr.

Therefore, the average speed for the entire train journey is 40km/hr.
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