A vehicle covers 360 miles in 5.5 hours. What is the average speed of the vehicle (in miles per hour) to the nearest tenth.

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asked Mar 17, 2018 213k views

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Rafaelnaskar · Answer 1 · 2018-03-23T22:12:16+0000

The Average speed of the vehicle to the nearest tenth is:

65.4 miles per hour.

It is given that the total distance covered by the vehicle is: 360 miles.

Also, total time taken by vehicle is: 5.5 hours.

Now we are asked to find the average speed of the vehicle.

We Know that average speed is the ratio of total distance traveled to total time taken.

i.e.

$Average\ Speed=(Total\ distance)/(Total\ time)$

i.e.

$Average\ Speed=(360)/(5.5)\\\\Average\ Speed=65.4545\ \text{miles\ per\ hour}$

Hence, Average speed is: 65.4 miles per hour.