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Problem Solving (PS) | Re: Jonah drove the first half of a 100-mile trip in x hours and the secon

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Hi All,

We're told that Jonah drove the first half of a 100-mile trip in X hours and the second half in Y hours. We're asked which of the following is equal to Jonah’s average speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip. This question can be solved in a couple of different ways, including by TESTing VALUES.

Since we're dealing with the trip in two 50-mile pieces, we should TEST values for X and Y that divide evenly into 50. Let's TEST X=5 and Y=10
The first 50 miles were traveled in 5
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