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Joe drives a golf cart when he needs to monitor the security of his neighborhood. he can cover the 49 miles of streets in his neighborhood in 2 hours. what unit rate expresses the speed of Joeys golf cart per hour?

A. 10 miles per hour
B. 15 miles per hour
C. 20 miles per hour
D. 30 miles per hour​

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Answer:

C 20 miles per hour

Explanation:

Given data

Distance covered= 49 miles

Time taken = 2 hours

Required

The speed of the golf cart

The expression for speed is

Speed= distance/time

substitute

Speed= 49/2

Speed= 24.5 miles per hour

Hence the speed is 24.5 miles per hour

The approximate value is option C 20 miles per hour

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