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If you go 30 mph for an hour, then 20 mph for two hours, what is your average speed for the whole trip?

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Answer: 23.333 mph approximately

Step-by-step explanation:

distance = rate*time

d = r*t

d = 30*1

d = 30

This tells us that you traveled 30 miles for the first portion of the trip.

Let's see how far you travel for the second portion.

d = r*t

d = 20*2

d = 40

Therefore you traveled 40 miles for the second portion.

The total distance traveled is 30+40 = 70 miles.

This is over the course of 1+2 = 3 hours.

speed = distance/time

speed = (70 miles)/(3 hours)

speed = 23.333 mph approximately

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