SOLUTION: If a motorist travels 100km in two and half hour, what is his average speed in km per hour.

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Question 1193489: If a motorist travels 100km in two and half hour, what is his average speed in km per hour.
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, Theo, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source):
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To find the average speed, divide the traveled distance by the travel time average speed = = 40 kilometers per hour. ANSWER

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Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source):
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100/2.5 = 40 kilometers per hour.
2.5 hours * 40 kilometers per hour = 100 kilometers.
your solution is 40 kilometers per hour.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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To find kms per hour, divide the kms by the hours.
Is that not obvious?
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