A horse traveled at a constant speed of for the initial hours and then at a constant speed of for hours. What was its average speed?
Answer:
- Given, speed for the initial hours
Speed for the remaining hours
So, the total time of the journey hours
Average speed can be found by using the formula below:
Average speed Total distance Total time Distance covered in the initial hours Distance covered in the remaining hours Total distance covered Average speed - Hence, the average speed of the horse was .