SOLUTION: If a cyclist takes 4 hours to travel 48 miles, what is the cyclist’s average speed in miles per hour?

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Question 341419: If a cyclist takes 4 hours to travel 48 miles, what is the cyclist’s average speed in miles per hour?
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Divide the distance traveled in length units by the amount of time in time units to get the average speed in lengths per unit time.

John

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