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A car travels from Los Angeles to San Diego, a distance of 120 miles in 1 hour and 45 minutes. What was the car’s average speed?
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Answer:
68.57 miles per hour
Explanation:
Given data
Distance= 120 miles
Time= 1 hours 45 minutes
Let us convert the time all to hours
45 minutes to hours is 0.75 hours
Hence the time in hours is
=1+0.75
=1.75 hours
Also, the expression for the speed is given as
Speed= distance/time
Substitute
Speed= 120/1.75
Speed= 68.57
Hence the speed is 68.57 miles per hour