Speed

Speed

TGM Original Questions

A cyclist covers the first 15 kilometres of a race at an average speed of 20 km/h. In the next 1 hour and 20 minutes, the cyclist travels an additional 40 kilometres to complete the race.

Find

  1. the total time taken for the entire journey in hours.
  2. the average speed of the cyclist for the entire race.

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Answer:(a) \(\dfrac{25}{12}\) hours (b) \(26.4\text{ km/h}\)

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