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You need to drive to a game that is 250 250 miles away. You have 4.5 4.5 hours to get there. Which choice is closest to the minimum average speed you need to drive

50
miles per hour


56
miles per hour


63
miles per hour

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Distance = 250 miles, time spent = 4.5 hours

AVERAGE SPEED = DISTANCE/TIME

So AVERAGE SPEED =250/4.5 = 55.55 mi/h. The closest is 56 mi/h

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