# Mark drove at a certain speed of 65 km/h for 3 hours and 73 km/h for 2 hours. What was his average speed for the whole journey?

## Mark drove at a certain speed of 65 km/h for 3 hours and 73 km/h for 2 hours. What was his average speed for the whole journey?

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Feb 7, 2018

Mark's average speed for the whole journey was 68.2 "km/h"

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These are Mark's times and speeds: Calculate each distance:

3 hours @ 65 km/h . . . .195 km
2 hours @ 73 km/h . . . .146 km
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5 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 km

341  "km in " 5  "hours"

(341  "km")/(5  "h")  is an average speed of 68.2  "km/h"

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