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1)  

Mr Goh drove at 75 kmh for 1h 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:_______________




2)  

Nandini drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 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:_______________




3)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 2h 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:_______________




4)  

Poongodi 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:_______________




5)  

Mr Goh drove at 69 kmh for 3h 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:_______________




6)  

Chellamal drove the first 2h 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 73 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)  

Ramani drove the first 3h 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:_______________




9)  

Mr Goh drove at 84 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:_______________




10)  

Panimalar drove the first 4h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 85 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 75 kmh for 1h 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: 69.60 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 75 kmh 75 kmh x 1 h
    = 75 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 1560 h
    = 48 kmh14h
    = 12 km
Step 3: Total distance 75 km + 12 km
    = 87 km
Step 4: Total time 1 h + 14
    = 114  h
Step 5: Average speed 87 km ÷ 114 h
    = 69.6 kmh
    69.60 kmh

 



2)  

Nandini drove the first 2h of her journey at 45 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: 66.43 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 75 kmh 75 kmh x 5 h
    = 375 km
Step 3: Total distance 90 km + 375 km
    = 465 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 5 h 
    = 7 h
Step 5: Average speed 465 km ÷ 7 h
    = 66.42857 kmh
    66.43 kmh

 



3)  

Mr Goh drove at 82 kmh for 2h 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: 79.11 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 56 kmh 56 kmh x 1560 h
    = 56 kmh14h
    = 14 km
Step 3: Total distance 164 km + 14 km
    = 178 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 14
    = 214  h
Step 5: Average speed 178 km ÷ 214 h
    = 79.11111 kmh
    79.11 kmh

 



4)  

Poongodi 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

 



5)  

Mr Goh drove at 69 kmh for 3h 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: 64.80 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 69 kmh 69 kmh x 3 h
    = 207 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 4560 h
    = 48 kmh34h
    = 36 km
Step 3: Total distance 207 km + 36 km
    = 243 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 34
    = 334  h
Step 5: Average speed 243 km ÷ 334 h
    = 64.8 kmh
    64.80 kmh

 



6)  

Chellamal drove the first 2h 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: 67.50 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 75 kmh 75 kmh x 6 h
    = 450 km
Step 3: Total distance 90 km + 450 km
    = 540 km
Step 4: Total time 2 h + 6 h 
    = 8 h
Step 5: Average speed 540 km ÷ 8 h
    = 67.5 kmh
    67.50 kmh

 



7)  

Mr Goh drove at 73 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: 71.08 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 73 kmh 73 kmh x 3 h
    = 219 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 1560 h
    = 48 kmh14h
    = 12 km
Step 3: Total distance 219 km + 12 km
    = 231 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 231 km ÷ 314 h
    = 71.07692 kmh
    71.08 kmh

 



8)  

Ramani drove the first 3h 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: 62.50 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 70 kmh 70 kmh x 7 h
    = 490 km
Step 3: Total distance 135 km + 490 km
    = 625 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 7 h 
    = 10 h
Step 5: Average speed 625 km ÷ 10 h
    = 62.5 kmh
    62.50 kmh

 



9)  

Mr Goh drove at 84 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: 81.23 kmh


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 84 kmh 84 kmh x 3 h
    = 252 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 48 kmh 48 kmh x 1560 h
    = 48 kmh14h
    = 12 km
Step 3: Total distance 252 km + 12 km
    = 264 km
Step 4: Total time 3 h + 14
    = 314  h
Step 5: Average speed 264 km ÷ 314 h
    = 81.23077 kmh
    81.23 kmh

 



10)  

Panimalar drove the first 4h of her journey at 50 kmh.
Driving at an average speed of 85 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: 72.27 kmh
 


SOLUTION 1 :
Step 1: Distance covered at a speed of 50 kmh 50 kmh x 4 h
    = 200 km
Step 2: Distance covered at a speed of 85 kmh 85 kmh x 7 h
    = 595 km
Step 3: Total distance 200 km + 595 km
    = 795 km
Step 4: Total time 4 h + 7 h 
    = 11 h
Step 5: Average speed 795 km ÷ 11 h
    = 72.27273 kmh
    72.27 kmh