SchoolEqualsSadLife
SchoolEqualsSadLife SchoolEqualsSadLife
  • 02-02-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

To get to work, you drive for 20 minutes at 30 mph, and walk 10 more minutes at 3 mph. What was your average speed?

a) 16.5 mph
b) 20 mph
c) 21 mph
d) 23 mph

Respuesta :

mdarrow01
mdarrow01 mdarrow01
  • 15-02-2017
Note D = r(t)
20min = 1/3 hr and 10min = 1/6 hr

(1/3hr)30mph + (1/6hr)3mph = 10.5 mi, the total distance traveled.

total distance / total time = average speed = 10.5/(1/3 + 1/6) = 10.5/(2/6 + 1/6)
10.5mi/.5hr = 21mph

Hope This Helps
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Ahmed found the volume of a cone having both a height and a diameter of 6 centimeters. His work is shown below. What was Ahmed’s first error? In Step 1, the rad
Identify the variation as direct, inverse, joint or combined. i = 2pr
What is the kinetic energy, in joules, of an object that has a mass of 100 kilograms and moves with a velocity of 10 m/s?
Help fill in the answers and are my answers rigt
I need help on this question plz
How are votes distributed in the United Nations General Assembly? Each nation receives one vote. A nation’s votes are based on its economic status. Each nation
What is the theme of everything everything with two pieces of evidence
what are the types of question for history? like real questions they will ask about history
Use the figure below to determine the relationship between the lengths of MR and MS
Help fill in the answers and are my answers rigt