Help with this Extra Credit Calc Problem

[Michaela1994]

If a car travels 20mph for 2 miles and 40mph for 8 miles, what is the average rate? PLease help it's due tom.

 

[HallsofIvy]

If a car travels 20mph for 2 miles and 40mph for 8 miles, what is the average rate? PLease help it's due tom.

Your teacher is giving you credit for work someone else did?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

If a car travels 20mph for 2 miles and 40mph for 8 miles, what is the average rate? PLease help it's due tom.

a car travels 20mph for 2 miles → How much time spent traveling?

a car travels 40mph for 8 miles→ How much time spent traveling?

What is the total time of travel?

What is the total distance traveled?

Now what ......

 

[Michaela1994]

No!

Your teacher is giving you credit for work someone else did?

I just need help on how to do it, but I'll do it myself, I just need help getting there...how do I start it...

 

[Michaela1994]

So.....

a car travels 20mph for 2 miles → How much time spent traveling?

a car travels 40mph for 8 miles→ How much time spent traveling?

What is the total time of travel?

What is the total distance traveled?

Now what ......

So what do I do?

 

[mmm4444bot]

So what do I do?

Review the meaning of "average rate".

:idea: If you don't know what it means, then THAT is what you should be asking.

 

[Deleted member 4993]

So what do I do?

Answer the four questions I have asked.