Answer:
=39.42857143 miles per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the average speed, we need to the total distance and the total time
Distance 1
45 miles for 2 hours
45*2 = 90 miles
Distance 2
90 minutes * 1 hour/60 minutes = 1.5 hours
32 miles * 1.5 hours =48 miles
The total distance = 90+48 = 138 miles
The total time = 2 +1.5 = 3.5 hour
The average speed = total distance/ total time
= 138/3.5
=39.42857143 miles per hour
Given that the number is x,
10% increase will give us a new number of:
110/100*x
=1.1x
10% decrease will give us a new number of:
90/100*1.1x
=0.99x
This implies the new number is less than the original number
