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A Car travels 1/3 of the total distance at a speed of 30 km/hr, 1/6 of the totaldistance at a speed of 60 km/hr, and rest of the distance at a speed of 50 km/hr. Findits average speed for the journey.

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Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

AVERAGE speed = Total distance traveled / Total time taken

Let total distance traveled be X km

One THIRD = x/3 km

Time taken =  x/90

Time taken for 1/6 = x/360

Remaining distance = 1 - (1/3 + 1/6) = 1/2 km

Time taken for remaining = x/100

Total time taken = x/90 + x/360 + x/100 = 40x+10x+36x/3600 = 86x/3600

Average speed = x / (86x/3600) = 3600x/86x = 3600/86 = 1800/43

= 41.86 km/hr



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