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Legs given by distance and time or distance and speed: average speed

This type of question, asked 6 times: 14 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S4, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    14 Jul 2023 S1

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    As part of his journey, a person travels 120 km at 80 km/h, the next 100 km at 40 km/h, and comes back to the starting point at 75 km/h. The average speed of the person throughout the journey (approximately) is:

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  2. Question 2

    18 Jul 2023 S4

    59
    Shatabdi Express train covers 700 km in 5 hours and another 1012 km in 11 hours. What is the average speed of the train (in metres/second)?

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  3. Question 3

    19 Jul 2023 S1

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    A man drives his car for 24 km at a speed of 48 km/h, and for the next 1.5 hours he drives at a speed of 80 km/h. Find his average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey.

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  4. Question 4

    24 Jul 2023 S3

    51
    A car covers a distance of 350 km in 5 hours and covers another 450 km at a speed of 90 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/h) of the car?

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  5. Question 5

    26 Jul 2023 S3

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    A cyclist rides 20 km in 120 minutes and rides another 25 km in 150 minutes. What is the average speed of the cyclist, in km/h?

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  6. Question 6

    22 Sep 2025 S3

    53
    Ramesh walks at 55 km/h for 66 km and 66 km/h for 88 km. What is his average speed?

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