Question

A car travels between two towns 80 miles apart in 2 hours. What is its average speed?

Answer 1

Average speed of the car is 40 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

Distance covered by the car, d = 80 miles

Time taken by the car, t = 2 hours

We need to find the average speed of the car. It is given by :

`v=(d)/(t)`

`v=(80\ miles)/(2\ h)`

v = 40 miles/hour

So, the average speed of the car is 40 miles per hour. Hence, this is the required solution.

Answer 2

Speed is defined as the distance per unit time.
So we can calculate the speed by :

S = Distance traveled/Time taken
S = 80 /2
S = 40 miles/hour