Average speed as total distance over total time for unequal legs
This type of question, asked 4 times: CDS 2 2017, CDS 2 2018, CDS 2 2019, CDS 1 2021. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 2 2017
93A man travelled 12 km at a speed of 4 km/hr and further 10 km at a speed of 5 km/hr. What was his average speed ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
CDS 2 2018
29A cyclist covers his first 20 km at an average speed of 40 kmph, another 10 km at an average speed of 10 kmph and the last 30 km at an average speed of 40 kmph. Then the average speed of the entire journey isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
CDS 2 2019
31A race has three parts. The speed and time required to complete the individual parts for a runner is displayed on the following chart :What is the average speed of this runner ?Part I Part II Part III Speed (kmph) 9 8 7.5 Time (minutes) 50 80 100 Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
CDS 1 2021
34A train travels 600 km in 5 hours and the next 900 km in 10 hours. What is the average speed of the train?Tap an option to check your answer.