A man travelled 20 miles at 5 m.p.h.

and 12 miles at 4
m.p.h., whereas another man travelled 20 hours at 5
m.p.h. and 12 hours at 4 m.p.h.

Average speed= Total distance/time taken to cover

it.
for 1st person:
now the time taken to cover 20 miles is= 20/5=4 h
the time taken to cover 12 miles is= 12/3=3 h
so according to the formula we may write
average speed = (20+12)/(4+3)
= 32/7
= 4.57 m.p.h
for 2nd person:
the time to cover distance and the speed have given
and we have to find the distance he traveled first
so the distance he traveled 1st is : 20*5
=100 miles
the distance he traveled 2nd is : 12*4
= 48 miles

so the average speed for first person =(100+48)/(20+12)

=148/32
=4.625 m.p.h

so the average speed of the two person is:

(4.57+4.625)/2
=4.5975 m.p.h