Question

Ariella drove 40 miles to see her cousin. The trip took Ariella 2 hours. Then drove from her cousins house to a store for 30 miles. It took Ariella to hours to Ariella to arrive at the store. What was the average speed of the trip

Answer 1

It took Ariella 3 hours to hours to Ariella to arrive at the store

Answer:

14 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Average speed/rate is given by dividing the total distance covered by the total time consumed.

Total time= 2+3=5 hours

Total distance= 40+30= 70 miles

Speed= distance/time

Speed=70/5= 14 mph