Sunday, March 20, 2011

A5-Speedy Sums

Let the length of the journey be n km. The first half of the journey takes (1/2×n)/80 = 1/160×n hours,

and the second half of the journey takes 
(1/2×n)/120 = 1/240×n hours. 

The average speed for the complete journey is 
n/(1/160×n+1/240×n) = 96 km/h.

A4- Plus Puzzle

This is how you arrange six blocks