SOLUTION: If the track is a 1.5 mile track and there are 250 laps in the race.... How many minutes per lap average must driver do to finish the race in less than 3 hours? What must the ave

Question 893124: If the track is a 1.5 mile track and there are 250 laps in the race....
How many minutes per lap average must driver do to finish the race in less than 3 hours?
What must the average speed be?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the track is a 1.5 mile track and there are 250 laps in the race....
How many minutes per lap average must driver do to finish the race in less than 3 hours?
3 hrs = 180 minutes
To get mins/lap, divide the # of mins by the # of laps.
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What must the average speed be?
Total distance = 1.5*250 miles
To get mi/hr, divide the miles by the hours

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