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You drive 5 km at 30 km/h and then another 5 km at 50 km/h. What is your average speed for the whole 10-km trip?

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You drive 5 km at 30 km/h and then another 5 km at 50 km/h. What is your average speed for the whole 10-km trip?

a. More than 40 km/h

b. 40 km/h

c. less than 40 km/h

d. not enough information to say

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