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A taxi hurries 63 miles in 2 hours

5 minutes. What is its average speed in
miles per hour?

User Tzim
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2 Answers

7 votes

Answer:

30 .24 m/hr

Explanation:

2 hours and 5 minutes = 2 + 5/60 hours = 2 5/60 hrs

63 miles / (2 5/60) = 30.24 m/hr

User Bladebunny
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Explanation:

To find the average speed, we must know this formula :


\\ {\longrightarrow\sf \qquad{Average \: speed = (Distance \: Travelled)/(Total \: Time \: Taken)}} \\ \\

  • Also we know that, 2 hr 5 min = 2.083 hrs approximately so,

Now, substituting the given values in the formula :


\\ {\longrightarrow\sf \qquad{Average \: speed = (63 \: miles)/(2.083 \: hr)}} \\ \\


\\ {\longrightarrow\sf \qquad{Average \: speed = 30.24 \: mph}} \\ \\

Therefore,

  • The average speed of the taxi is 30.24 mph

User Moondog
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