Question

A taxi hurries 63 miles in 2 hours

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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