Friday, November 11, 2011

What is the average speed of a train that travells between two places. 3/4 of distance is covered at speed of 80 km / h and 1/4 at 160 km / h

The train travels between 2 places, covering the distance
that we'll note as x.


We'll split the x distance in
3/4, since the train covers the first 3/4 of x at the v1 speed, of 80 km/h, and the
other 1/4 at the v2 speed, of 160 km/h.


The 3/4 of x
distance is covered in the time t1, and the other 1/4, in the time
t2.


We'll write the formula of
speed:


v = x/t (1)


v1 =
(3x/4)/t1


We'll substitute
v1:


80 = (3x/4)/t1


320t1
= 3x


t1 =
3x/320 hour


v2 =
(x/4)/t2


We'll substitute
v2:


160 = (x/4)/t2


t2 = x/640
hour


Now, we'll write the average
speed:


av. v = total distance covered/total time
taken


av. v = x/(t1+t2)


We'll
substitute t1 and t2:


av. v =
x/(3x/320+x/640)


av. v =
640/7


av. v = 92
Km/h


The average speed of the train is av. v
= 92 Km/h.

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