Question

It took a car 5 days to travel 1459 miles. What was this car average speed in miles per hour ?

Answer 1

12.158 miles/hour

Explanation:

`(1459 miles)/(5 days) = 291.8 miles/day\\(291.8 miles)/(1 day) x (1 day)/(24 hours) = 12.158 miles/hour`

Answer 2

12.1583333333 miles/hr.

Explanation:

24 * 5 = 120 hrs

1459/120 = 12.1583333333