SOLUTION: Elsa went for a drive in her new car. She drove 437.5 miles in 7 hours. What was her speed?

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Question 1119278: Elsa went for a drive in her new car. She drove 437.5
miles in 7
hours. What was her speed?



Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Elsa's speed was the ratio of her distance to her time.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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To find miles/hour, divide the miles by the hours.
Is that not obvious?