Question

You drive 200 miles in 3 hours before stopping for lunch and gas. After lunch you

Answer 1

Given :

You drive 200 miles in 3 hours before stopping for lunch and gas. After lunch you  travel 250 miles in an hour and a half.

To Find :

Average speed.

Solution :

We know, average speed is given by :

$v=\dfrac{\text{Total distance covered}}{\text{Total time taken}}\\\\v=\dfrac{200+250}{3+1.5}\ miles/hr\\\\v=\dfrac{450}{4.5}\ miles/hr\\\\v=100\ miles/hr$

Therefore, average speed of the journey is 100 miles/hr.

Hence, this is the required solution.