A car traveling at constant speed traveled 262.5 miles in 3 1⁄2 hours. What was the car's speed?

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Rluts · Answer 1 · 2019-01-30T20:15:43+0000

This is a simple velocity question.

Keep in mind that: (distance/time)=velocity.

So, we can write a very simple equation:

(262.5/3.5)=Speed/Velocity

Dividing, we find out that the car's average speed is 75 miles per hour.