A car travels km at km/h and then another km at km/h. Its average speed for the whole trip is:

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. km/h

  1. Step 1: Times: h and h, a total of h. Step 2. Average speed is total distance over total time: km/h. **Answer: km/h. Why not the others:** The arithmetic mean is wrong because more time is spent at the slower speed.

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