SOLUTION: A car travels 221 miles in 3 hours and 15 minutes. How many miles per hour did the car travel?
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Question 265876: A car travels 221 miles in 3 hours and 15 minutes. How many miles per hour did the car travel?
Answer by asuar010(338) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
convert 15 minutes into a fraction af an hour by dividing 15/60=.25. So the total time was 3.25 hours and the distance was 221 miles so the speed was 221/3.25=68 miles per hour.
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