Day trip
A group of tourists went on a day trip. For two hours they walked at a speed of 6 km/h, for another hour they climbed a steep hill at a speed of 2 km/h, spent an hour and a half at lunch, then in an hour they inspected the castle garden at a free step at a speed of 1 m/s and finally for three hours they returned home at speed 4. km/h.
a) Calculate the total time tourists spend on the trip.
b) Calculate their average speed.
a) Calculate the total time tourists spend on the trip.
b) Calculate their average speed.
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