SOLUTION: a car left point A at 9:00 am arrived at point B at 9:24 the distance from point A to point B is 20 km. what is the average speed in km per hour

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Question 1189987: a car left point A at 9:00 am arrived at point B at 9:24 the distance from point A to point B is 20 km. what is the average speed in km per hour
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Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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From 9:00 AM to 9:24 AM is a gap of 24 minutes.
24 min = 0.4 hour (divide by 60 to convert from minutes to hours)

The car travels 20 km in 0.4 hours
speed = distance/time
speed = (20 km)/(0.4 hour)
speed = (20/0.4) km per hour
speed = 50 km per hour

Answer by ikleyn(52792) About Me  (Show Source):
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a car left point A at 9:00 am arrived at point B at 9:24
the distance from point A to point B is 20 km. what is the average speed in km per hour
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To find the average speed, you should divide the travel distance by the travel time,
in consistent units.


The travel distance is 20 km (given).


The travel time is 24 minutes, or  24%2F60 = 2%2F5 of an hour.


THEREFORE, the average speed is


    20%2F%28%282%2F5%29%29 = %2820%2A5%29%2F2 = 10*5 = 50 kilometers per hour.    ANSWER

Solved.