A car travels from A to B at 44 km/hr and returns from B to A at 66 km/hr. Find its average speed during the whole journey.

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  1. 63.3 km/hr
  2. 52.8 km/hr
  3. 68.2 km/hr
  4. 55.4 km/hr

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Option 2 : 52.8 km/hr
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Given:

Car travels from A to B at 44 km/hr

Car travels from B to A at 66 km/hr

Concept:

Formula used:

Calculation:

Let the total distance between A and B be D km.

Time taken by Car from A to B = 

Time taken by Car from B to A = 

The total time taken by car to complete the round = 

The total distance A to B and B to A = 2D

The average speed = 

⇒ 

∴ The required result will be 52.78 km/hr.

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