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If a truck travels at a constant speed and travels 238 miles in 3.5 hours then at what speed did the truck travel

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the person above me is right
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Answer: Hi! Here we're trying to find the unit rate.

So we know that the truck travels 238 miles in 3.5 hours. To find the unit rate, the speed of miles per hour, all we need to do is divide the miles by the total time!

238 ÷ 3.5 = 68

So, the truck travels at 68mph.

Hope this helps!

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