A student drives the 105-mi trip back to campus after spring break and travels with an average speed of 64 mi/h for 1 hour and 30 minutes for the first part of the trip. Find the average speed for the total trip. =__________mi/h

A student drives the 105-mi trip back to campus after spring break and travels with an average speed of 64 mi/h for 1 hour and 30 minutes for the first part of the trip. Find the average speed for the total trip. =__________mi/h

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Chapter3: Accelerated Motion

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=__________mi/h

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