Second-lap speed for a 60 mph average
Question
You drive one lap of a one-mile track at mph. How fast must you drive a second one-mile lap so that your average over both laps is mph?
Short answer
It is impossible. A mph average over miles allows minutes in total, but the first lap at mph already used minutes. No finite speed on the second lap works.
Adapted from Joshi, Denson & Downes, Quant Job Interview Questions and Answers, Q8.6, p.276; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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