Average speed = Total Distance Traveled / Total Time takentsmith93 wrote:If a man walked W miles in H hours, and then R miles in the same length of time, what is his average rate for the entire trip?
= (W+R)/2H
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= (W+R)/2H
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Average rate is total distance covered [(W + R) miles] divided by total time taken [(H + H) = 2 H hours] =tsmith93 wrote:If a man walked W miles in H hours, and then R miles in the same length of time, what is his average rate for the entire trip?
[spoiler](W + R)/ (2 H) mph[/spoiler]
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