Question

1: Distance: 238 miles

Time: 5 hours, 24 minutes, find the average speed.

2: Distance: 446 miles

Time: 17 hours, 48 minutes, find average speed.

3: Distance: 387 miles

Time: 12 hours, 54 minutes, find average speed.

Answer 1

1. 42.5 mph
2. 25 5/89 mph
3. 30 mph

Explanation:

speed = distance / time

1. (238 mi)/(5.6 h) = 42.5 mph

2. (446 mi)/(17.8 h) = 25.0561... mph . . . (a very long repeating decimal)

3. (387 mi)/(12.9 h) = 30 mph