What was the average speed if I drove 60 miles per hour to get to my grandmas house and 30 miles per hour to get home. Represent
this in two different ways and explain your reasoning.
1 answer:
Answer:
40 mph.
Step-by-step explanation:
Suppose grandma's house is 30 miles away (any distance would do but 30 is convenient).
Speed = distance / time
time = distance / speed
Time to get there = 30/60 = 1/2 hour.
Time to get back = 30/30 = 1 hour
Average speed = total distance/ total time
= (30 + 30) / ( 1 + 1/2)
= 60 / 1.5
= 40 miles per hour.
You cannot take the average of the speeds directly
(60+ 30)/2 = 45 is not correct as you cannot average ratios ( speed is a ratio).
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