SOLUTION: okay my question is ; you drove 200 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Which expression represents your average speed if d represents distance and t represents time?

Question 337961: okay my question is ; you drove 200 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Which expression represents your average speed if d represents distance and t represents time?

Found 2 solutions by katealdridge, stanbon:
Answer by katealdridge(100) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

3 hours and 20 minutes = 3 and 1/3 hours. 3 and 1/3 needs to be converted to an improper fraction. 3 and 1/3 = 10/3.
Dividing by a fraction requires you to multiply by its reciprocal.

speed=60 miles per hour
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
okay my question is ; you drove 200 miles in 3 hours and 20 minutes. Which expression represents your average speed if d represents distance and t represents time?
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speed = distance/time
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speed = 200 mi/(3 1/3 hrs = 200/(10/3) = 200(3/10) = 60 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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