One-third of a journey is covered at a speed of 56 km/hr, the next one-third of the journey at a speed of 7 km/hr and the remaining part at a speed of 14 km/hr. What will be the average speed of the whole journey (in km/hr, rounded off to 1 decimal place)?

Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Arithmetic | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) 13.6
  2. (B) 12.9
  3. (C) 7.9
  4. (D) 18.1

Verified Answer

Option (B): 12.9


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