Given data:
Distance traveled by car in t_1=4.5 hr is s_1=400 km.
Distance traveled by car in t_2=1 hr is s_2=0 km (as the car was stopped).
Distance traveled by car in t_3=2.5 hr is s_3=300 km.
The average speed is given as,
[tex]\begin{gathered} v_{avg}=\frac{\text{ total distance traveled}}{\text{total time taken}} \\ =\frac{s_1+s_2+s_3}{t_1+t_2+t_3} \end{gathered}[/tex]Substitute all known values,
[tex]\begin{gathered} v_{avg}=\frac{(400\text{ km})+(0\text{ km})+(300\text{ km})}{(4.5\text{ hr})+(1\text{ hr})+(2.5\text{ hr})} \\ =87.5\text{ km/h} \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the average speed of the car is 87.5 km/h.
