SOLUTION: javier took a 4-hour bike ride and rode 65 miles. What was the average number of miles he biked per hour?
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Question 1123124: javier took a 4-hour bike ride and rode 65 miles. What was the average number of miles he biked per hour?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rate * time = distance.
time = 4 hours
distance = 65 miles
equation becomes rate * 4 = 65
solve for rate to get rate = 65 / 4 = 16.25 miles per hour.
in one hour he rides 16.25 miles.
rate * time = distance.
16.25 miles per hour * 4 hours = 65 miles
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