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A car is traveling at 45 mph when entering a freeway ramp. It accelerates for ten seconds to 50 mph, then accelerates for 15 seconds

A car is traveling at 45 mph when entering a freeway ramp. It accelerates for ten seconds to 50 mph, then accelerates for 15 seconds to merge at 65 mph. What was the car's average acceleration across the entire ramp?  

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