Question

A person travels by car from one city to another with different constant speeds between pairs of cities. She drives for 40.0 min at 50.0 km/h, 8.0 min at 70.0 km/h, and 35.0 min at 35.0 km/h and spends 40.0 min eating lunch and buying gas. Determine the average sped for the trip. Determine the difference between the intial citties along the route.

Answer 1

Average speed = 40.50 km/h (Approx)

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance = Time × Speed

Total distance = (40/60) 50 + (8/60) 70 + (35/60) 35

Total distance = 33.33 km + 9.33 km + 20.17 km

Total distance = 62.80 km

Average speed = Total distance / Total time taken

Average speed = 62.80 / [(40+8+35+40)/60]

Average speed = 62.80 / 1.55

Average speed = 40.50 km/h (Approx)