A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and
averages 70 mph for each additional hour. The average speed
for the entire trip was 60 mph. How many hours long is the trip?

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / raghunathan

6 hrs is the total trip hours.

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / name

assume the no of additional hours be 'x'. then total
distance is given by
55*4+70*x = 60(4+x)
which on solving, gives x=2.

which gives the total hours travelled to be 6 hours.

i think this is correct. not sure........

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / aprameya

avg speed = (total distance)/total time)

60 = (55 + 55 + 55 + 55 + 70n)/(4 + n)
where n = number of hours after 4 hours..

v get n = 2.. => total duration is 2hrs + 4hrs = 6hrs

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / ayan

write answer is 6 i got this same question in the interview

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / saran

can any 1 explain how its calculated?

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / shobhit awasthi

It's very simple

When we calculate we will find that


55*4=220
and
also
70*2=140

and as question said that the average speed is 60 so

220+140=360/6=60 that's it

No other option is satisfying the average speed condition.

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / kondayya

we have
(55*4+70*x)/(4+x)=60
by trial and error method,
put x=1,x=2,........
ans=2

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A car averages 55 mph for the first 4 hours of a trip and averages 70 mph for each additional hour...

Answer / shyam

avg speed = (total distance)/(total time)

car first travels 4hrs.. let us assume it travels for nhrs
after 4 hrs.. So it keeps up an avg speed of 70mph for n hrs

hence 60 = (55+70n)/(4+n) => n = 18.5hrs

therefore total duration is 18.5 + 4 = 22.5hrs

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 23 No

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