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Shania drove on the Interstate for 310 miles without stopping. If she traveled at a constant rate and the trip took her 5 hours, what was her rate in miles per hour?

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User Jason Coco
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Shania drives at a CONSTANT rate, which means in the 5 hours it took her to drive, each hour she drove the same amount.

So we need to do 310 miles in 5 hours, which is:


310/5

Solving this, we get:

62

The answer is 62 miles per hour.

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