document.write( "Question 837094: Heidi rides her bicycle 2 miles to school every day. On Monday it took her 7 minutes to ride to school and 8 minutes to ride home. What was her average speed? (Please help, this question is under the category rates. I tried some ways that do not make sense.) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #504476 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Average speed is always:
\n" ); document.write( "( total distance traveled ) / ( total time spent traveling )
\n" ); document.write( "Total distance = \"+2+%2B+2+=+4+\" mi
\n" ); document.write( "Total time = \"+7+%2B+8+=+15+\" min
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\n" ); document.write( "Ave speed = \"+4%2F15+\" mi/min
\n" ); document.write( "To get mi/hr, do the conversion:
\n" ); document.write( "( mi/min ) x ( min/hr ) = mi/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%284%2F15%29%2A%2860%2F1%29+=+16+\" mi/hr\r
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