You decide to travel by car for your holiday visits this year. You leave early in the morning to avoid congestion on the roads. This enables you to drive at a comfortable speed of v1=67.1 mph for t1=1.70 hours. However, after this time, you unexpectedly come to a stop for tstop=43.8 min. Traffic starts moving again and you finish your travel at v2=55.6 mph for an additional t2=1.40 hours. There are 1609 meters in one mile. What was the total distance d traveled? What was the average speed v?

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You decide to travel by car for your holiday visits this year. You leave early in the morning to avoid congestion on the roads. This enables you to drive at a comfortable speed of v1=67.1 mph for t1=1.70 hours. However, after this time, you unexpectedly come to a stop for tstop=43.8 min. Traffic starts moving again and you finish your travel at v2=55.6 mph for an additional t2=1.40 hours. There are 1609 meters in one mile.

What was the total distance d traveled?

What was the average speed v?

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