MissEllie
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A car covered a certain distance at a speed of 24 mph. While returning, the car covered the same distance at a speed of 16 mph. What was the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

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thohiele

Since the distances were the same you can find the average speed directly by adding the speeds then dividing by 2. No need to weight anything.

If we’re considering speed regardless of direction, the average speed is:

(24 + 16) / 2 = 40 / 2 = 20mph

However if direction matters, then one number has to be negative since the directions are opposite:

(24 - 16) / 2 = 8 / 2 = 4mph (in the positive direction)

Depending on the context, either of these could be your answer.

michaelyou805

Answer:

19.2

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to trust me, this answer is correct. But here's my solution:

With the formula

Distance=Speed multiplied by Time, we can infer that Speed=Distance/Time.

But we only have one variable (Speed) in the two we need (Speed and Time), we have to pretend we have both variables. You can put the time as 1 hour, because that's the most basic unit. Note that this strategy will also work with 2 hours, 3 hours, or any measure of time.

So now for distance, let's see how fast a car can travel 24 miles. When going at 24 mph, then it'll take 1 hour. With 16 mph, then it'll take 1 hour and 30 minutes, so 1.5 or 3/2 hours.  

Now we have the distance, which is 2 times 24 (Because the 24 mph and 16 mph both traveled 24 miles), equaling 48, and time, which is 1 hour plus 1.5 hours, which is 2.5 hours.

Now we use the formula Speed=Distance/Time, with 48/2.5=19 1/5 or 19.2

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