Average speed of caiman swimming in water then stream

[junesmrithi]

need help ASAP- Average Speed--Interval Problem

Average Speed--Interval Problem

Question: A caiman swims 160 meters at a speed of 10 m/s. It then enters a stream and slows to 4 m/s for 310 meters. What is the average speed of this cousin of the crocodile?

Equation given: Average speed is total distance divided by total time

 

[andrevdh]

Well, can you calculate the total distance covered with the given information?