SOLUTION: A car traveled 281 miles in 4 hours 41 minutes. What was the average speed of the car in miles per hour? Please show me how did you get the answer. Thank you.

Question 426490: A car traveled 281 miles in 4 hours 41 minutes. What was the average speed of the car in miles per hour?
Please show me how did you get the answer. Thank you.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You just need to express 4 hrs 41 min in terms of hours. Then
you will have an answer in miles/hour
The simplest expression, since 41 has no divisors is
hours + (min/(min/hr) =
hrs

The average speed is 60 mi/hr
Note that is not a conversion, it
is just another way to express hrs
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