Question

A family takes a summer vacation to Florida. They drive for 8 hours before stopping at a hotel for the night. They

stay at the hotel for 12 hours before going back on the road and driving for another 10 hours. The total distance
travelled was 1560 km. What was the average speed of the trip? [Average speed = total distance/total amount of
time)

Answer 1

Average speed of the trip = 52 km/hr

Further explanation

Distance is the length traveled by an object within a certain of time .

Average speed = total distance/total amount of time ,

Can be formulated :

`\tt S(speed)=(D)/(T)`

Total distance travelled : 1560 km

Total time : 8 hr + 12 hr + 10 hr = 30 hr

`\tt avg.speed=(tot~D)/(tot~T)\\\\avg.speed=(1560)/(30)\\\\avg.speed=52~km/hr`