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If the distance travelled by a train is 495 km in 4 hours 30 minutes, what is its speed

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We don't know what its actual speed was at any moment during that time.

But its AVERAGE speed over the whole 495 km was (495 km)/(4.5 hr) = 110 km//hr.

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Answer:

speed = distance / time

Step-by-step explanation:

speed = 495 km /4.5 hours

=110 km /h

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