Question

A ship left at the port at 9:00 p.m. and arrived at the next port at 5:00 a.m.
the next day. The distance between the 2 ports was 200 km.
Find the average
speed of the ship.
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Answer 1

Answer:

25km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

It would be helpful to understand the 24 hour clock in this case so you don't get confused by the AM and PM. For reference, 5 AM is technically 17AM, since 5 + 12 = 17.

The ship departed at 9pm, subtract that from 17 and you'll get 8 hours.

17 - 9 = 8

We know that there are 8 hours total, and since the ship traveled 200km, we set up a fraction, which is 8hr/200km. Since we want the average speed, we'll go by km/hr. To do this, we need to set the hrs to 1.

8/x = 1

x = 8

200/8 = 25

Your answer is 25km/hr