Question

Amy drove to her mother's house, which is 201 miles away. If it took her 2.5 hours, what was her average speed? mph= miles per hour O 100 mph

Answer 1

Answer:

80.4mph

Explanation:

$\text{Average Speed=}\frac{Dis\tan ce\text{ Covered}}{\text{Time taken}}$

• The distance covered by Amy = 201 miles.

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• Time taken = 2.5 hours

Substituting these values into the formula above, we have:

$\begin{gathered} \text{Average Speed=}\frac{201}{\text{2}.5} \\ =80.4\text{ miles per hour} \end{gathered}$

Amy's average speed is 80.4 mph.