Tom drove from Town U to Town V which was 511 km away. He started from Town U at an average speed of 72 km/h. He maintained this speed for 4 h before increasing it by 4 km/h for the rest of the journey to Town V.
- How long did he take to complete the whole journey?
- What was his average speed from Town U to Town V?
(a)
Distance of 1st part of the journey
= 4 x 72
= 288 km
New speed for rest of the journey
= 72 + 4
= 76 km / h
Remaining distance for rest of the journey
= 511 - 288
= 223 km
Time taken for rest of the journey
= 223 ÷ 76
= 3 h
Total time taken
= 4 + 3
= 7 h
(b)
Average speed of the whole journey
= 511 ÷ 7
= 73 km
Answer(s): (a) 7 h; (b) 73km/h