SOLUTION: Phila travels 300 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes.sizwe travels 500 km in 4 hours and 30 minutes calculate the speed of both, correct to the nearest km per hour which one travelled fa

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Question 1035890: Phila travels 300 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes.sizwe travels 500 km in 4 hours and 30 minutes calculate the speed of both, correct to the nearest km per hour which one travelled faster average speed

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The person traveling 300km in 2 hours and 30 minutes (meaning 2%261%2F2hours=2.5hours has an average speed of
300km%2F%222.5+hours%22=highlight%28%22120+km+%2F+hour%22%29 .
The person traveling 500km in 4 hours and 30 minutes (meaning 4%261%2F2hours=4.5hours has an average speed of
500km%2F%224.5+hours%22=highlight%28%22111+km+%2F+hour%22%29 (rounded to the nearest whole number).