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1)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 2h and then slowed down to 52 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

kmh


Answer:_______________




2)  

Jeevini drove the first 3h of her journey at 60 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 80 kmh , it took her another 7h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
kmh
 


Answer:_______________




3)  

Mr Goh drove at 83 kmh for 1h and then slowed down to 40 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

kmh


Answer:_______________




4)  

Ramani drove the first 3h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
kmh
 


Answer:_______________




5)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 1h and then slowed down to 52 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

kmh


Answer:_______________




6)  

Haritha drove the first 4h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 75 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
kmh
 


Answer:_______________




7)  

Mr Goh drove at 71 kmh for 3h and then slowed down to 48 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

kmh


Answer:_______________




8)  

Amutha drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
kmh
 


Answer:_______________




9)  

Mr Goh drove at 75 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 56 kmh for the next 45 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

kmh


Answer:_______________




10)  

Panimalar drove the first 2h of her journey at 60 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 80 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
kmh
 


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 2h and then slowed down to 52 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Answer: 78.67 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 82 kmh 82 kmh x 2 h
    = 164 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 52 kmh 52 kmh x 1560 h
    = 52 kmh14h
    = 13 km
Step 3: Total distance 164 km + 13 km
    = 177 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 14
    = 214  h
Step 5: Average speed 177 km ÷ 214 h
    = 78.66667 kmh
    78.67 kmh

 



2)  

Jeevini drove the first 3h of her journey at 60 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 80 kmh , it took her another 7h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 74.00 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 60 kmh 60 kmh x 3 h
    = 180 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 80 kmh 80 kmh x 7 h
    = 560 km
Step 3: Total distance 180 km + 560 km
    = 740 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 7 h 
    = 10 h
Step 5: Average speed 740 km ÷ 10 h
    = 74 kmh
    74.00 kmh

 



3)  

Mr Goh drove at 83 kmh for 1h and then slowed down to 40 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Answer: 74.40 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 83 kmh 83 kmh x 1 h
    = 83 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 40 kmh 40 kmh x 1560 h
    = 40 kmh14h
    = 10 km
Step 3: Total distance 83 km + 10 km
    = 93 km
Step 4: Total time 1 h + 14
    = 114  h
Step 5: Average speed 93 km ÷ 114 h
    = 74.4 kmh
    74.40 kmh

 



4)  

Ramani drove the first 3h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 63.33 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 50 kmh 50 kmh x 3 h
    = 150 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 70 kmh 70 kmh x 6 h
    = 420 km
Step 3: Total distance 150 km + 420 km
    = 570 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 6 h 
    = 9 h
Step 5: Average speed 570 km ÷ 9 h
    = 63.33333 kmh
    63.33 kmh

 



5)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 1h and then slowed down to 52 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Answer: 76.00 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 82 kmh 82 kmh x 1 h
    = 82 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 52 kmh 52 kmh x 1560 h
    = 52 kmh14h
    = 13 km
Step 3: Total distance 82 km + 13 km
    = 95 km
Step 4: Total time 1 h + 14
    = 114  h
Step 5: Average speed 95 km ÷ 114 h
    = 76 kmh
    76.00 kmh

 



6)  

Haritha drove the first 4h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 75 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 63.00 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 45 kmh 45 kmh x 4 h
    = 180 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 75 kmh 75 kmh x 6 h
    = 450 km
Step 3: Total distance 180 km + 450 km
    = 630 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 6 h 
    = 10 h
Step 5: Average speed 630 km ÷ 10 h
    = 63 kmh
    63.00 kmh

 



7)  

Mr Goh drove at 71 kmh for 3h and then slowed down to 48 kmh for the next 15 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Answer: 69.23 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 71 kmh 71 kmh x 3 h
    = 213 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 1560 h
    = 48 kmh14h
    = 12 km
Step 3: Total distance 213 km + 12 km
    = 225 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 225 km ÷ 314 h
    = 69.23077 kmh
    69.23 kmh

 



8)  

Amutha drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 63.75 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 45 kmh 45 kmh x 2 h
    = 90 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 70 kmh 70 kmh x 6 h
    = 420 km
Step 3: Total distance 90 km + 420 km
    = 510 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 510 km ÷ 8 h
    = 63.75 kmh
    63.75 kmh

 



9)  

Mr Goh drove at 75 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 56 kmh for the next 45 min. What was his average speed for the journey Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.

Answer: 72.00 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 75 kmh 75 kmh x 4 h
    = 300 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 56 kmh 56 kmh x 4560 h
    = 56 kmh34h
    = 42 km
Step 3: Total distance 300 km + 42 km
    = 342 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 34
    = 434  h
Step 5: Average speed 342 km ÷ 434 h
    = 72 kmh
    72.00 kmh

 



10)  

Panimalar drove the first 2h of her journey at 60 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 80 kmh , it took her another 6h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 75.00 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 60 kmh 60 kmh x 2 h
    = 120 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 80 kmh 80 kmh x 6 h
    = 480 km
Step 3: Total distance 120 km + 480 km
    = 600 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 600 km ÷ 8 h
    = 75 kmh
    75.00 kmh