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  • Oct 10, 2009, 05:04 AM
    eria
    Average Speed
    If a person travels 30km/h to the shops and back 20km/h what is the average speed?

    Its not 25km/h, but 24km/hour why is this:s
    HELP
  • Oct 10, 2009, 05:36 AM
    mathwiz3502

    Well eria, the answer has to be 25 km/h unless another speed is giving or the distance in which he/she goes to the store in ratio with the distance going home is 2:3
  • Oct 11, 2009, 07:09 AM
    rehmanvohra

    Assume the distance is 30 km between A and B
    A - B = 1 hour
    B - A = 1.5 hours

    As such he took 2.5 hours to travel 60 km. The speed, therefore is 60/2.5 or 24 km per hour

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