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Josephat travelled for 1.5 hours at 116 km/hr, then rested for 30 minutes, and finally travelled 150 km at 60 km/hr. Find the distance he covered before resting and his average speed for the whole jou

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2 parts
a

174 km\text{174 km}

b

72 km/hr\text{72 km/hr}

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Part a· 2 steps

Find the distance he covered before resting.

  1. Identify the speed and time for the first part of the journey.

    Speed (S1S_1) = 116 km/hr116 \text{ km/hr}
    Time (T1T_1) = 1121\frac{1}{2} hours = 1.5 hours1.5 \text{ hours}

  2. Use the formula Distance = Speed ×\times Time to find the distance covered before resting.

    D1=S1×T1D_1 = S_1 \times T_1 D1=116 km/hr×1.5 hoursD_1 = 116 \text{ km/hr} \times 1.5 \text{ hours} D1=174 kmD_1 = 174 \text{ km}

    The distance he covered before resting is 174 km\boxed{\text{174 km}}.

Part b

72 km/hr\text{72 km/hr}

Calculate Josephat's average speed for the whole journey.

  1. Calculate the total distance of the journey.

    Distance before resting (D1D_1) = 174 km174 \text{ km} (from part a)
    Distance after resting (D2D_2) = 150 km150 \text{ km}
    Total Distance (DtotalD_{total}) = D1+D2D_1 + D_2

    Dtotal=174 km+150 kmD_{total} = 174 \text{ km} + 150 \text{ km} Dtotal=324 kmD_{total} = 324 \text{ km}
  2. Calculate the total time taken for the journey.

    Time for the first leg (T1T_1) = 1.5 hours1.5 \text{ hours}
    Resting time (TrestT_{rest}) = 30 minutes=3060 hours=0.5 hours30 \text{ minutes} = \frac{30}{60} \text{ hours} = 0.5 \text{ hours}
    Speed for the second leg (S2S_2) = 60 km/hr60 \text{ km/hr}
    Distance for the second leg (D2D_2) = 150 km150 \text{ km}
    Time for the second leg (T2T_2) = D2S2\frac{D_2}{S_2}

    T2=150 km60 km/hrT_2 = \frac{150 \text{ km}}{60 \text{ km/hr}} T2=2.5 hoursT_2 = 2.5 \text{ hours}

    Total Time (TtotalT_{total}) = T1+Trest+T2T_1 + T_{rest} + T_2

    Ttotal=1.5 hours+0.5 hours+2.5 hoursT_{total} = 1.5 \text{ hours} + 0.5 \text{ hours} + 2.5 \text{ hours} Ttotal=4.5 hoursT_{total} = 4.5 \text{ hours}
  3. Calculate the average speed for the whole journey.

    Average Speed = Total DistanceTotal Time\frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}}

    Average Speed=324 km4.5 hours\text{Average Speed} = \frac{324 \text{ km}}{4.5 \text{ hours}} Average Speed=72 km/hr\text{Average Speed} = 72 \text{ km/hr}

    Josephat's average speed for the whole journey is 72 km/hr\boxed{\text{72 km/hr}}.

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