Posted by Lee on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 8:36am.
time for first trip = x/10
time for second trip = x/8
total time = x/10 + x/8
avg rate = total distance/total time
= 2x/(x/10 + x/8)
simplify, your x's should cancel out.
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