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The Average Speed-Interval Problem involves calculating the average speed of a caiman that swims 160 meters at 10 m/s and then 310 meters at 4 m/s. The total distance covered is 470 meters. The total time taken is calculated by dividing each segment's distance by its speed, resulting in 16 seconds for the first segment and 77.5 seconds for the second. The average speed is therefore 6.25 m/s, derived from the total distance divided by the total time.

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

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