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Our principal has to travel from one city to the next city at an average speed of 50km/hr. Compute for the distance between 2 cities

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Answer:

The answer is false or "impossible"

Explanation:

Heres why I say this:

If the “average speed” in one hour make the car travel 50km, it means the speed could not be constant. So, it could be 90km/h during the first 30 minutes and 10km/h during the second 30 minutes. If this is the case, for example, in the next 12 minutes after the first hour, the car could be traveled 18km at 90km/h, completing 50 + 18 = 68km. The tricky word “average” makes it impossible to answer. Good try, but no cigar.