SOLUTION: you want to cover 100 miles in 18 hours how fast should your average speed be

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Question 255816: you want to cover 100 miles in 18 hours how fast should your average speed be
Found 2 solutions by Greenfinch, richwmiller:
Answer by Greenfinch(383)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
100/18 mph = 5.555555 mph
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rt=d
If it were 5 mph for 20 hours, he would go 100 miles. So the speed should be about 5 mph.
r*18=100
r=100/18=50/9= 5 5/9 mph

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