Question

There is a high-speed rail track between London and Manchester.

The length of this track is 210 miles.
A train departs London at 11:20 and arrives in Manchester at 13:28
The train company claims
the average speed of this train is 104 miles per hour.
Is the average speed of this train 104 miles per hour?
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Use the box below to show clearly how you get your answer.

Answer 1

Average speed is 98 mph

Explanation:

`(distance (miles))/(time (hours))` = speed
`(mile)/(hours)` (miles per hour is a ratio)

The time is 2 hours and 8 minutes.

`(8)/(60)` = .13333 ( 8 minutes / 60 minutes in a hour)

So time is 2.133333 hours .

Divide the distance 210 by the time 2.13333 and get the speed.

Its 98.437..

Round to 98 miles per hour.

Answer 2

Explanation:

this is the famous dirt formula, :P I made it up :D

D=rt ( notice it looks like Dirt , kinda, but it also means it dirt simple )

D= distance

r = rate ( think speed or how fast)

t = time ( in what ever units of time you want to use, seconds, minutes, hours )

13:28 - 11:20 = 128 minutes ( b/c the question is asking in MPH convert to hours) 2.4666667 hours

210 miles = r * 2.46666667

210 / 2.46666667 = r ( in MPH) ( does anyone else find it odd that they are saying miles in London instead of kilometers? :/ )

85.135 MPH = rate

so no, not even close to 104 MPH :/