How Is Average Speed Calculated for a Round Trip with a Lunch Break?

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Homework Statement



Calculate the average speed of a complete round trip in which the first 148.6 km is covered at 84.6 km/hr, followed by a 1.2-hour lunch and the final 148.6 km is covered at 50.6 km/hr.


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The Attempt at a Solution



148.6+148.6/.569+1.2+.341 = wrong
 
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