SOLUTION: If a train travel 473 miles in 7.32 hours. Find the train's average speed in miles per hour.

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Question 285115: If a train travel 473 miles in 7.32 hours. Find the train's average speed in miles per hour.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the average speed of the train be x
speed = distance / time
= 473 / 7.32 hours
multiply numerator and denominator by 100 to remove the decimal in the denominator
47300 / 732
=64.61 mph