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    Jan 15, 2009, 04:13 PM
    How do you find the average speed!
    Ok I'm like dying trying to find out how to find the average speed of this problem "We drobe 60 miles to vist our friends. Then we drove 60 miles back. On our way there we drove at a speed of 60 miles per hour. On the way back we drove at a speed of 30 miles per hour. What was our average speed for the whole trip". Please Help ME:D I don't know what to do :confused:
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    Jan 15, 2009, 04:17 PM

    Add the two speeds togeather and divide by two.
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    Jan 19, 2010, 10:58 AM
    I think its 45mph :D

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