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a car travels West 50km for 2 hours before heading south at a rate of 30 km per hour for 1.5 hours. What is the car's average speed?

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Step-by-step explanation:

average speed is distance traveled over time

v = (50 + 30(1.5)) / (2 + 1.5) = 27.1428571...

v = 27 km/hr

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