If a cheetah travels from point A to point B at 70mph in 15 minutes and then travels back to point A at 40mph in 26.25 minutes, what is the average speed?

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If a cheetah travels from point A to point B at 70mph in 15 minutes and then travels back to point A at 40mph in 26.25  minutes, what is the average speed?

robtobey2 · Answer

Calculate the one way distance from A to B. 35/2 miles.
Round trip is 35 miles.
Total time is 15+26.25 minutes
Calculate miles per hour.

thewhovian33 · Answer

So would I do 35miles/41.25minutes=average speed? because i did that and I got a decimal like.8484

robtobey2 · Answer

35/(41.25/60)=50.9091 miles/hour