SOLUTION: If a train travels 25 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes, what is its average speed in miles per hour?

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Question 1014005: If a train travels 25 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes, what is its average speed in miles per hour?
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If a train travels 25 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes, what is its average speed in miles per hour?
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Change the minutes to hours, 2 hr 15 min = 2.25 hrs
Speed = dist/time
s = 25/2.25
s = 11.11 mph