Question

Jessica rode 38 miles on a bus. The ride took 48 minutes. What was the average speed of the bus?

Answer 1

ANSWER: 21.235 m/s

Explanation:

Distance travelled: 38 miles, 61155.1 m(SI unit of speed or average speed is m/s so distance has to be in meters and time has to be in seconds)

Time taken:48 minutes, 48×60 seconds= 2880 seconds

Average speed= total distance by total time taken: 61155.1/ 2880= 21. 235 m/s

Answer 2

Answer: 47.5 miles per hour

Explanation:

Speed = distance / time

48 minutes = 0.8 hours

Speed = 38 / 0.8

= 47.5 miles per hour