A car travels from Town A to Town B in 3 hours. It travels from Town B to Town C in 5 hours. If the distance AB is equal to the distance BC, what is the ratio of the car's average speed between A and B to its average speed for the whole distance AC?
d = rt, ie., distance = rateXtime.;
A to B. d/r1 =... 3h, r1 =...d/3h;
B to C. d/r2 =... 5h, r2 =...d/5h;
A to C. 2d/r3 =..8h, r3 = 2d/8h = d/4h;
r1:r3 = (d/3h):(d/4h) = 1:((d/4h)/(d/3h)) = (3/4). so r1:r3 = 4:3.