Eileen leaves home at 6 pm and goes for a walk.

She walks at an average speed of 4 km/h for 90 minutes.

She stops to rest for 15 minutes.

She then runs back home and arrives home at 8.30 pm.

What is Eileen's average speed as she runs back home?

Respuesta :

Step-by-step explanation:

use the formula;

average speed = total distance/total time

if she walks at an average speed of 4 km/h for 90 minutes.

90 minutes = 1.5 hours

the distance she walked for 1.5hours;

4km/h x 1.5 hours = 6km

after reading for 15 mins she covers the same distance back to home. So total distance is 12 km.

she started walking at 6pm and arrived home at 8.3pm. so the total time spent walking and resting is 2.5 hours.

average speed= 12km/2.5h

= 4.8km/h

Therefore, Eileen's average speed as she runs back home is 4.8km/h

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