When visiting his parents, Tyler drives at an average speed of 42 km/h through urban areas and at an average speed of 105 km/h on the motorway. His journey usually takes him 2.5 hours. One day when there is fog, he sets off 1 hour early and only manages to drive at an average speed of 28 km/h in the urban areas and 60 km/h on the motorway. He arrives 30 minutes late. Draw the distance–time graph for the usual journey and show the speed on the graph ?

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When visiting his parents, Tyler drives at an average speed of 42 km/h through urban areas and at an average speed of 105 km/h on the motorway. His journey usually takes him 2.5 hours. One day when there is fog, he sets off 1 hour early and only manages to drive at an average speed of 28 km/h in the urban areas and 60 km/h on the motorway. He arrives 30 minutes late.

  1. Draw the distance–time graph for the usual journey and show the speed on the graph ?

 

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