SOLUTION: linda drove 196 miles from Dayton to cleveland area in 3 1/2 hours. what was linda's average speed?

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Question 228466: linda drove 196 miles from Dayton to cleveland area in 3 1/2 hours. what was linda's average speed?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, JenniferTutors:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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r=D/t
r=196/3.5
r=56 mph

Answer by JenniferTutors(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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First, divide 3.5(hours) into 196(miles)
196%2F3.5=56
Linda's average speed was 56mph.
Then, multiply to check.
%2856%29%283%29=168
You would multiply 56 mph by 3(hours) and it equals 168.
Next to find, if she's traveling 56mph, then in a half hour, she would have only traveled 28 miles (half of 56). Now add 168 and 28.
128%2B68=196