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1)  

Mr Goh drove at 66 kmh for 2h 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)  

Indra drove the first 3h of her journey at 55 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:_______________




3)  

Mr Goh drove at 75 kmh for 3h and then slowed down to 44 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)  

Parveen drove the first 4h of her journey at 55 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 75 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:_______________




5)  

Mr Goh drove at 78 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 44 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)  

Swathi drove the first 3h of her journey at 45 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:_______________




7)  

Mr Goh drove at 66 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)  

Ovini drove the first 2h 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:_______________




9)  

Mr Goh drove at 70 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:_______________




10)  

Thamarai drove the first 4h of her journey at 55 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 66 kmh for 2h 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: 63.11 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 66 kmh 66 kmh x 2 h
    = 132 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 40 kmh 40 kmh x 1560 h
    = 40 kmh14h
    = 10 km
Step 3: Total distance 132 km + 10 km
    = 142 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 14
    = 214  h
Step 5: Average speed 142 km ÷ 214 h
    = 63.11111 kmh
    63.11 kmh

 



2)  

Indra drove the first 3h of her journey at 55 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: 62.00 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 55 kmh 55 kmh x 3 h
    = 165 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 65 kmh 65 kmh x 7 h
    = 455 km
Step 3: Total distance 165 km + 455 km
    = 620 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 7 h 
    = 10 h
Step 5: Average speed 620 km ÷ 10 h
    = 62 kmh
    62.00 kmh

 



3)  

Mr Goh drove at 75 kmh for 3h and then slowed down to 44 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: 72.62 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 75 kmh 75 kmh x 3 h
    = 225 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 44 kmh 44 kmh x 1560 h
    = 44 kmh14h
    = 11 km
Step 3: Total distance 225 km + 11 km
    = 236 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 236 km ÷ 314 h
    = 72.61538 kmh
    72.62 kmh

 



4)  

Parveen drove the first 4h of her journey at 55 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 75 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: 66.11 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 55 kmh 55 kmh x 4 h
    = 220 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 75 kmh 75 kmh x 5 h
    = 375 km
Step 3: Total distance 220 km + 375 km
    = 595 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 5 h 
    = 9 h
Step 5: Average speed 595 km ÷ 9 h
    = 66.11111 kmh
    66.11 kmh

 



5)  

Mr Goh drove at 78 kmh for 4h and then slowed down to 44 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 78 kmh 78 kmh x 4 h
    = 312 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 44 kmh 44 kmh x 1560 h
    = 44 kmh14h
    = 11 km
Step 3: Total distance 312 km + 11 km
    = 323 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 14
    = 414  h
Step 5: Average speed 323 km ÷ 414 h
    = 76 kmh
    76.00 kmh

 



6)  

Swathi drove the first 3h of her journey at 45 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: 68.33 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 80 kmh 80 kmh x 6 h
    = 480 km
Step 3: Total distance 135 km + 480 km
    = 615 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 6 h 
    = 9 h
Step 5: Average speed 615 km ÷ 9 h
    = 68.33333 kmh
    68.33 kmh

 



7)  

Mr Goh drove at 66 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: 64.62 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 66 kmh 66 kmh x 3 h
    = 198 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 1560 h
    = 48 kmh14h
    = 12 km
Step 3: Total distance 198 km + 12 km
    = 210 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 210 km ÷ 314 h
    = 64.61538 kmh
    64.62 kmh

 



8)  

Ovini drove the first 2h 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: 65.00 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 6 h
    = 420 km
Step 3: Total distance 100 km + 420 km
    = 520 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 520 km ÷ 8 h
    = 65 kmh
    65.00 kmh

 



9)  

Mr Goh drove at 70 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: 67.69 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 70 kmh 70 kmh x 3 h
    = 210 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 40 kmh 40 kmh x 1560 h
    = 40 kmh14h
    = 10 km
Step 3: Total distance 210 km + 10 km
    = 220 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 220 km ÷ 314 h
    = 67.69231 kmh
    67.69 kmh

 



10)  

Thamarai drove the first 4h of her journey at 55 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: 64.55 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 55 kmh 55 kmh x 4 h
    = 220 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 70 kmh 70 kmh x 7 h
    = 490 km
Step 3: Total distance 220 km + 490 km
    = 710 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 7 h 
    = 11 h
Step 5: Average speed 710 km ÷ 11 h
    = 64.54545 kmh
    64.55 kmh