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A car travels 120 km in one and a half hours. what is the average speed

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Answer:

80 mph (average)

Explanation:

Split 120 into thirds, each one being half an hour.

120/3=40

Add two of them together, getting 80.

40x2(or 40+40)=80

Since the car travels 80 miles in one hour, 80 mph is the average speed.

User Jdavis
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Answer:

The speed would be 60kph.

User Tom Pace
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