SOLUTION: Find the average speed for this trip. Round you answer to the nearest mile per hour. Be sure to lable your answer with "mph" Distance: 238 miles Time: 5 hours, 24 minutes

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Question 732381: Find the average speed for this trip. Round you answer to the nearest mile per hour. Be sure to lable your answer with "mph"
Distance: 238 miles
Time: 5 hours, 24 minutes
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Distance: d=238mil
Time: 5 hours + 24 minutes=5+%2824%2F60%29h=5+0.4h
=5.4h
the average speed: s=d%2Ft
s=238mil%2F5.4h
s=44.074074074074074074074074074074%28mil%2Fh%29
s=44.07mph%29