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Gabriella made a trip to the lake and back. The trip there took two hours and the trip back and took five hours. What was Gabriella's average 28 mph on the return trip

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Answer:

8mph

Explanation:

Let call X is trip there speed

R x t = D

# to X 3 = 3X

# Return 6 4 = 24

Because the distance when we go to and back are the same, so we have:

3X = 24

<=> X = 8

So the avergage speed of the trip there is 8mph

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