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A train travels 80 mph for 2 hours and then it travels 60 mph for 3 hours . What is its average speed over the entire 5-hour trip?
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A train travels 80 mph for 2 hours and then it travels 60 mph for 3 hours . What is its average speed over the entire 5-hour trip?

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68 mph

Explanation:

80 m/hr * 2 hr = 160 miles

60 m/hr * 3 hr = 180 miles

total miles / total time = average speed

340 miles / 5 hr = 68 m p h

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