SOLUTION: It took the Roselli family 71/2 hours to travel from their home to their summer cabin, a distance of 324 miles. They stopped for 45 minutes to eat lunch. What was their average
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Question 1168454: It took the Roselli family 71/2 hours to travel from their home to their summer cabin, a distance of 324 miles. They stopped for 45 minutes to eat lunch. What was their average speed, in miles per hour, for the time they were actually driving?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It took the Roselli family 71/2 hours to travel from their home to their summer cabin, a distance of 324 miles. They stopped for 45 minutes to eat lunch. What was their average speed, in miles per hour, for the time they were actually driving?
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Subtract 3/4 hours from the travel time.
Then to find miles/hour divide the miles by the hours.
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