Question

A mail truck traveled 82 miles in 4 1/2 hours. The distance is the product of the rate and the time. To the nearest tenth, what was the average speed of the mail truck?

Answer 1

Given that

Distance = rate × time

82 = r × 4½

r = 18.2 mph

Answer 2

= 18.2 miles per hour

Explanation:

Speed = distance / time

=82 miles / 4.5 hours

=18.22222222 miles per hour

Rounding

= 18.2 miles per hour