Question

A truck traveled 205 miles in 3 1/2 hours. The distance is the product of the rate and the time. To the nearest tenth, what is the average speed of the delivery truck? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

58.6 miles per hour

Explanation:

The speed is the distance divided by time which makes this problem 205÷3.5 which equals 58.5714... which rounds to 58.6.