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1)  

Mr Goh drove at 65 kmh for 3h 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:_______________




2)  

Tamilselvi drove the first 2h of her journey at 50 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:_______________




3)  

Mr Goh drove at 81 kmh for 2h and then slowed down to 48 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:_______________




4)  

Haritha drove the first 2h of her journey at 55 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:_______________




5)  

Mr Goh drove at 66 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)  

Parveen drove the first 3h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 65 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:_______________




7)  

Mr Goh drove at 80 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 56 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)  

Ramani drove the first 2h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 5h 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 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:_______________




10)  

Mithra drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 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:_______________




 

1)  

Mr Goh drove at 65 kmh for 3h 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: 63.08 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 65 kmh 65 kmh x 3 h
    = 195 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 40 kmh 40 kmh x 1560 h
    = 40 kmh14h
    = 10 km
Step 3: Total distance 195 km + 10 km
    = 205 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 205 km ÷ 314 h
    = 63.07692 kmh
    63.08 kmh

 



2)  

Tamilselvi drove the first 2h of her journey at 50 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: 72.50 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 50 kmh 50 kmh x 2 h
    = 100 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 80 kmh 80 kmh x 6 h
    = 480 km
Step 3: Total distance 100 km + 480 km
    = 580 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 580 km ÷ 8 h
    = 72.5 kmh
    72.50 kmh

 



3)  

Mr Goh drove at 81 kmh for 2h and then slowed down to 48 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 81 kmh 81 kmh x 2 h
    = 162 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 4560 h
    = 48 kmh34h
    = 36 km
Step 3: Total distance 162 km + 36 km
    = 198 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 34
    = 234  h
Step 5: Average speed 198 km ÷ 234 h
    = 72 kmh
    72.00 kmh

 



4)  

Haritha drove the first 2h of her journey at 55 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: 73.75 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 55 kmh 55 kmh x 2 h
    = 110 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 80 kmh 80 kmh x 6 h
    = 480 km
Step 3: Total distance 110 km + 480 km
    = 590 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 590 km ÷ 8 h
    = 73.75 kmh
    73.75 kmh

 



5)  

Mr Goh drove at 66 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: 63.20 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 66 kmh 66 kmh x 1 h
    = 66 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 52 kmh 52 kmh x 1560 h
    = 52 kmh14h
    = 13 km
Step 3: Total distance 66 km + 13 km
    = 79 km
Step 4: Total time 1 h + 14
    = 114  h
Step 5: Average speed 79 km ÷ 114 h
    = 63.2 kmh
    63.20 kmh

 



6)  

Parveen drove the first 3h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 65 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: 59.00 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 45 kmh 45 kmh x 3 h
    = 135 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 65 kmh 65 kmh x 7 h
    = 455 km
Step 3: Total distance 135 km + 455 km
    = 590 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 7 h 
    = 10 h
Step 5: Average speed 590 km ÷ 10 h
    = 59 kmh
    59.00 kmh

 



7)  

Mr Goh drove at 80 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 56 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: 78.59 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 80 kmh 80 kmh x 4 h
    = 320 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 56 kmh 56 kmh x 1560 h
    = 56 kmh14h
    = 14 km
Step 3: Total distance 320 km + 14 km
    = 334 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 14
    = 414  h
Step 5: Average speed 334 km ÷ 414 h
    = 78.58824 kmh
    78.59 kmh

 



8)  

Ramani drove the first 2h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 kmh , it took her another 5h to complete the remaining journey.
Find the average speed. Express your answer corrected to the nearest 2 decimal places.
Answer: 64.29 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 50 kmh 50 kmh x 2 h
    = 100 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 70 kmh 70 kmh x 5 h
    = 350 km
Step 3: Total distance 100 km + 350 km
    = 450 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 5 h 
    = 7 h
Step 5: Average speed 450 km ÷ 7 h
    = 64.28571 kmh
    64.29 kmh

 



9)  

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

 



10)  

Mithra drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 70 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: 64.44 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 7 h
    = 490 km
Step 3: Total distance 90 km + 490 km
    = 580 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 7 h 
    = 9 h
Step 5: Average speed 580 km ÷ 9 h
    = 64.44444 kmh
    64.44 kmh