This GMAT quant practice question is from rates - speed, distance, and time. The concept tested is to compute the average speed of travel. An easy, GMAT 550 level, quantitative reasoning sample question.
Question 6: Steve traveled the first 2 hours of his journey at 40 mph and the remaining 3 hours of his journey at 80 mph. What is his average speed for the entire journey?
Average speed of travel = \\frac{\text{Total distance travelled}}{\text{Total time taken}})
Total distance traveled by Steve = Distance covered in the first 2 hours + distance covered in the next 3 hours.
Distance covered in the first 2 hours = speed × time = 40 × 2 = 80 miles.
Distance covered in the next 3 hours = speed × time = 80 × 3 = 240 miles.
Therefore, total distance covered = 80 + 240 = 320 miles.
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