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Lesson: Challenging Problem Solving - 21t01

Rates: Average Rates And Combined Rates, Continued

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Review the following average rate problem and then proceed to the task below.

A motorist travels 90 miles at a rate of 20 miles per hour. If he returns the same distance at a rate of 40 miles per hour, what is the average speed for the entire trip, in miles per hour?

20
30
Use the average rate formula to solve the question above. First try to find distance and rate for the first leg of the trip. Enter the correct values into the textboxes below, and then click Continue.

 

Distance 1:

Time 1:
_____

Distance 1 is equivalent to 90 miles, the distance for the first leg of the trip. This value is stated in the question stem. Time 1 is determined by dividing Distance 1 by the rate for that part of the trip:

 

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