A man travels from A to B at 4 mph over a certain journey
and returns over the same route to A, at 5 mph. What is his
average speed for the journey?

Answer Posted / kishore jangid

Average Speed:
(2xy)/(x+y)
Therefore
=(2*4*5)/(4+5)
=(40)/(9)
=4.4444...

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