Question

Missy rode her bike 16 miles in 1 1/4 hours. What was her average speed in miles per hour (please explaiinnnn)

Answer 1

`5.82 \: miles \: per \: hour`

Explanation:

Let's check out the formula of speed:

`average \: speed = (total \: distance)/(total \: time)`

So now we simply can put the values in their correct positions and viola!

Note:

`(11)/(4) = 2.75 \: hours`

So

`(16)/(2.75) = 5.82 \: miles \: per \: hour`