Q:

anil completes the 72km journey between Bristol and Cardiff in 48 minutes. He then drives 69km from Cardiff to Swansea at an average speed of 60km/h. Work out Anil's average speed (in km/h) for his total journey from Bristol to Swanseaplease help

Accepted Solution

A:
The average speed is calculated by dividing the total distance covered over the total time spent to cover that certain distance. From the given,

              total distance = distance from Bristol to Cardiff + distance from Cardiff to Swansea

Substituting,
             total distance = 72 km + 69 km = 141 km

Calculate first for the time spent to travel from Cardiff to Swansea.
          time = 69 km / (60 km/h) = 1.15 h

Calculating for the total time,
             time = (48 minutes / 60 minutes) + 1.15 h
                time = 1.95 h

Substituting this to the equation for average speed,
           average speed = 141 km / 1.95 h
                     = 72.3 km/h

Answer: 72.3 km/h