Answer:
50 miles per hour
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Distance planned to travel each day is, [tex]D=500\ mi[/tex]
Hours of driving for covering the above distance is, [tex]t=10\ h[/tex]
The question asks to find the number of miles per hour Anderson plan to drive.
In other words, we need to calculate the average speed with which Anderson has to drive in order to cover 500 miles in 10 hours daily.
Therefore, the formula to calculate speed when distance covered and time taken are known is given as:
Average speed = [tex]\frac{Distance}{Time}[/tex]
Average speed = [tex]\frac{D}{t}[/tex]
Plug in 500 miles for 'D', 10 h for 't' and solve for speed. This gives,
[tex]\textrm{Average speed}=\frac{500}{10}\ mi/h\\\textrm{Average speed}=50\ mi/h[/tex]
Therefore, Anderson need to drive at an average of 50 miles per hour to cover the distance of 500 miles in 10 hours.
