SOLUTION: Need help with this word problem, please. A.J. Foyt won his first of four Indianapolis 500-mile races in 1961, in a time of 3.59 hours. What was his average speed in miles per hou

SOLUTION: Need help with this word problem, please. A.J. Foyt won his first of four Indianapolis 500-mile races in 1961, in a time of 3.59 hours. What was his average speed in miles per hou

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Question 882788: Need help with this word problem, please.
A.J. Foyt won his first of four Indianapolis 500-mile races in 1961, in a time of 3.59 hours. What was his average speed in miles per hour, rounded to the nearest tenth?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the average speed
Note Units are a BIG hint on the set UP
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