A car travels 8 km in the first quarter of an hour, 6 km in the second quarter and 16 km in the third quarter. The average speed of the car in km per hour over the entire journey is (A) 30 (B) 36 (C) 40 (D) 24
Option c is correct....Speed= (8+6+16)/(3/4)= 30*4/3 = 40 km/h.