Question

When you enter a toll road, your ticket is stamped 1:00 p.m. When you leave, after traveling 55 miles, your ticket is stamped 2:00 p.m. What was your average speed in miles per hour?

Answer 1

27.5 because of you divide the 55miles with the time you get your velocity which is the speed.

Answer 2

55 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Distance d = 55 miles

t_o =1.00 pm

t_f = 2.00 pm

Solution

Duration of the trip

`\Delta t = t_f - t_o\\\\\Delta t = 2.00 pm - 1.00 pm\\\\\Delta t = 1 hour`

Average velocity

`v = (d)/(\Delta t) \\\\v = (55)/(1) \\\\v = 55 mph`