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The Ramirez family drove 1,764 miles across the United States on their vacation. If it took a total of 28 hours, write a multiplication equation to find their average speed in miles per hour.

Use R
as the variable to represent their unknown average speed.
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Answer:

The answer is 63 miles per hour.

The distance (d) is multiplication of speed x and time (t):

d = x * t

d = 1,764 mi

t = 28 h

x = ?

1,764 mi = x * 28 h

x = 1,764 mi / 28 h

x = 63 miles per hour

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