Average speed of a bus if it travels half the distance at 40 kmph & half the distance at 60 kmph is ___ kmph.

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$A v g . S p e e d = \frac{2 a b}{a + b} (f o r e q u a l d i s t a n c e s) = 48$

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Average speed of a bus if it travels half the distance at 40 kmph & half the distance at 60 kmph is ___ kmph.

Avg. Speed = 2aba+b(for equal distances ) = 48

$A v g . S p e e d = \frac{2 a b}{a + b} (f o r e q u a l d i s t a n c e s) = 48$