SOLUTION: Nicole drives 48 miles in 90 minutes. Assuming this rate is constant, what is her speed in miles per hour?

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Question 1015294: Nicole drives 48 miles in 90 minutes. Assuming this rate is constant, what is her speed in miles per hour?
Answer by ikleyn(52898) About Me  (Show Source):
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90 minutes = 11%2F2 hour = 3%2F2 hour.

The average speed is distance%2Ftime = 48%2F%28%283%2F2%29%29 = . . . (?)

Can you calculate it yourself?