A car travels 60 km/h for the first half of a distance and 40 km/h for the second half. The average speed (km/h) is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A car travels 60 km/h for the first half of a distance and 40 km/h for the second half. The average speed (km/h) is:
A. 50
B. 52
C. 48
D. 45
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Harmonic mean of speeds: 2 / (1/60 + 1/40) = 2 / (5/120) = 240/5 = 48 km/h.

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