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A boy cycle from P to Q at an avarage speed 16km/h. he cycle back at 12km/h find the avarage speed in km/h for the whole trip

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Let x denotes the distance from P to Q.

Average speed of one way = 16 km/h

Average speed of the return = 12 km/h

The total distance covered for the whole trip is

[tex]\begin{gathered} total\; distance=x+x \\ total\; distance=2x \end{gathered}[/tex]

Recall the relationship between time, distance, and speed.

[tex]time=\frac{distance}{speed}[/tex]

The total time taken for the whole trip is

[tex]\begin{gathered} total\; time=t_1+t_2 \\ total\; time=\frac{x}{16}+\frac{x}{12} \\ total\; time=\frac{7x}{48} \end{gathered}[/tex]

The average speed for the whole trip is

[tex]\begin{gathered} avg\; speed=\frac{total\; distance}{total\; time} \\ avg\; speed=\frac{2x}{\frac{7x}{48}} \\ avg\; speed=2x\cdot\frac{48}{7x} \\ avg\; speed=2\cdot\frac{48}{7} \\ avg\; speed=\frac{96}{7}\; \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the average speed of the whole trip is 96/7 km/h