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

User Shotta
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Answer:

8 mph

Explanation:

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User Factorypolaris
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Answer:

8 mph

Explanation:

The equation for average speed is:


average\ speed=(total\ distance)/(total\ time)

Let's start by finding the distance for each animal:


d=st\\d=3h*10(m)/(h)\\d=30m


d=st\\d=1h*2(m)/(h)\\d=2m

Now, we can find the average speed:


average \ speed=(30mi+2mi)/(3hr+1hr)=(32mi)/(4hr)=8(mi)/(h)

8 mph

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