Question

What would your average speed be if it took 2.5 hours to go from Shreveport, LA to Dallas, TX, which is about 156.5 miles?

Answer 1

62.6 mph

Explanation:

156.5 / 2.5 = 62.6 mph

For mixed speed journeys finding average is to divide the total distance travelled by the total time spent traveling. This will give you your average speed. . So if travelled 50 mph for 3 hours, 60 mph for 2 hours, and 70 mph for 1 hour, your average speed was about 57 mph.

Answer 2

62.6m/h

Explanation:

to find speed you do distance divided by time which in this question would be 156.5 divided by 2.5

and the answer to that is 62.6