Question 21
HardOriginal questionLalremsiami must average 60 km/h over a 240 km drive. She covers the first 120 km at 40 km/h. At what speed must she drive the remaining 120 km?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
To average 60 km/h over 240 km she has h in all.
The first 120 km at 40 km/h uses h.
She has 1 h left for 120 km, so she needs 120 km/h.
Worth noting
80 km/h looks right because the mean of 40 and 80 is 60, but average speed depends on time, not on averaging speeds.
- Concept
- Working backwards from a target average speed using total time
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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