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JCXy1994
Oct 25, 2009, 09:53 PM
A cyclist travels at 30km/h for 50 percent of a journey 25km/h for 30 percent of the journey and 15km/h for the remaining of the journey. Calculate his average speed for the whole journey?

Unknown008
Oct 25, 2009, 11:19 PM
Average Speed = \frac{Total\,Distance}{Total\,Time}

Work out the total distance and the total time. And use the formula to solve for the average speed.