Average Speed Over Both Journeys
Fri, 30 Nov 2012
Filed under Mathematics
Tags: average speed, counterintuitive, drive, home, puzzle, work
This question is sometimes asked on the GMAT exam, allegedly.
A woman drives to work every morning at an average speed of 30kmph. In the evening, she drives home the same distance at an average speed of 40kmph. What is her average speed over both journeys?
HINT: The answer isn't 35kmph!