Question

A vehicle covers 360 miles in 5.5 hours. What is the average speed of the vehicle (in miles per hour) to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

i think it is 65.45 mph cause 360 divided by 5.5 = 65.45

Answer 2

The Average speed of the vehicle to the nearest tenth is:

65.4 miles per hour.

Explanation:

It is given that the total distance covered by the vehicle is: 360 miles.

Also, total time taken by vehicle is: 5.5 hours.

Now we are asked to find the average speed of the vehicle.

We Know that average speed is the ratio of total distance traveled to total time taken.

i.e.

`Average\ Speed=(Total\ distance)/(Total\ time)`

i.e.

`Average\ Speed=(360)/(5.5)\\\\Average\ Speed=65.4545\ \text{miles\ per\ hour}`

Hence, Average speed is: 65.4 miles per hour.