In 4 hours, you hike 10 miles. Which unit rate describes your speed on the hike?

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asked May 9, 2019 25.9k views

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Brian Kung · Answer 1 · 2019-05-15T12:21:40+0000

Answer:

$2\:(1)/(2)\:or\: 2.5 mph$

Miles per hour

Explanation:

Since you have a rate is given by:

$V_(Average)=(\Delta s)/(\Delta t)$

The unit on the numerator, is miles and on the denominator is hours. This unit rate miles per hour then it is used.

Back to the calculations:

$V_(Average)=(\Delta s)/(\Delta t)\Rightarrow V_(Average)=(10-0)/(4-0)=2\:(1)/(2)\:or\: 2.5 mph\:$