Natasha climbs up a hill, and descends along the same way she went up. It takes her 4 hours to reach the top and 2 hours to come back down. If her average speed along the whole journey is 3 kilometers per hour, what was her average speed (in kilometers per hour) while climbing to the top?	Select: A) 1.75 B) 2.25 C) 2.5 D) 2.75 E) 3.25

Rationale: let the distance to the top be x , so the total distance traveled by natasha is 2 x . the total time is 4 + 2 = 6 hours the average speed = total distance / total time taken = 2 x / 6 = x / 3 the average speed of the complete journey is 3 km / hour x / 3 = 3 x = 9 km the average speed while climbing = distance / time = 9 / 4 = 2.25 km / h the answer is b .
Answer: B