SOLUTION: A tunnel has a length of 50 km. A car takes 20 minutes to travel between two ends of the tunnel. What is the average speed of the car. a. 2.5 km/h b. 16.6 km/h c. 150 km/h d.

Question 1124761: A tunnel has a length of 50 km. A car takes 20 minutes to travel between two ends of the tunnel.
What is the average speed of the car.
a. 2.5 km/h
b. 16.6 km/h
c. 150 km/h
d. 1000 km/h

Answer by ikleyn(52788) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To find the average speed, divide the distance by the time.


For your info:  20 minutes =  of an hour,  so the speed is   kilometers per hour.

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