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An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back The trip there took three hours and the trip back took four hours It averaged 6 km per hour on the return trip Find the average speed of the trip there?
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If it averaged 6 kph on the trip back and took 4 hours, the distance of one way was 24 kilometers. If the trip there took three hours, 24 kilometers / 3 hours= 8 kph
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