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A cross country walker covers 540 miles in 15 days. What is her speed?

User Mark Ruzon
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36 miles per day bc 540 divided by 15 is 36
User Malek Boubakri
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Answer:

= 1.5 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

speed = Distance covered/ Time taken

we need to convert days into hours for easier computation

1 day = 24 hours

15days = ?

15×24 = 360 hours

= 540/360

= 1.5 miles per hour

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