Question

Peter drives 720km from Johannesburg to Phalaborwa in 7 hours 30 minutes. Manaka drives 1560km from Fish Hoek to Pretoria in 15 hours. which driver maintained a higher average speed

Answer 1

Average speed of Peter:

720 km / 7.5 hours (Since 30 minutes is equal to 0.5 hours)

96 km/h (Simplifying)

Average speed of Manaka:

1560 km / 15 hours

104 km/h (Simplifying)

Manaka maintained a higher average speed.