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4. A moped travels 20 kilometers in 30 minutes. Calculate its average speed in km/h?

User Chen Wang
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Average speed = 40km/h
User Thomas Kammeyer
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Answer:


\boxed{Average \: speed = 40 km/h}

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance travelled = 20 km

Time taken = 30 min

=
(30)/(60) h

=
(1)/(2) h


Average \: speed = (Distance \: travelled)/(Time \: taken) \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = (20)/( (1)/(2) ) \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 20 / (1)/(2) \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 20 * 2 \\ \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: = 40km/h

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