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Average Speed Equal Distances Two Speeds

1000BeginnerAlgebra

Berkeley Math Circle: Monthly Contest 5

Let $A$, $B$, $C$ be points in a line on this order, with $AB = BC$. A car travels from $A$ to $B$ at $40$ kilometers per hour and then from $B$ to $C$ at $60$ kilometers per hour, without stopping in between. What is the overall speed of the trip from $A$ to $C$?
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