Question

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The Harper family is traveling to visit friends. The distance to the friend’s house is 276.45 miles. It takes the family 5.82 hours to complete the trip. Rate is found by dividing distance by time. What is the rate for the family’s trip in miles per hour? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

The rate of speed for Harper's family trip is 4.75 miles per hour

Solution:

The distance to the friend’s house is 276.45 miles.

It takes the family 5.82 hours to complete the trip.

We know the rate of speed per hour is calculated by dividing distance by time

`\text {rate of speed}=\frac{\text {distance}}{\text {time}}`

Here distance = 276.45 miles and time = 5.82 hours

Therefore, rate =
`\left((276.45)/(5.82)\right)` = 4.75 miles/hour