SOLUTION: Mrs.Hall drove 315 miles to Washington d.c over spring break.It took 5 hours.What speed was Mrs.Hall driving at?

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Question 1154131: Mrs.Hall drove 315 miles to Washington d.c over spring break.It took 5 hours.What speed was Mrs.Hall driving at?

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(53763)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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To answer the question, divide the distance by the time.

Happy calculations (!)


Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find mi/hr, divide the miles by the hours.
Is that not obvious?
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PS That gives the average speed.
It's likely her speed varied for zero (0) to some other number.

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