SOLUTION: suppose that a car travels 78 miles in one and a half hrs. How can you find the car's speed in miles per hour?

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Question 441443: suppose that a car travels 78 miles in one and a half hrs. How can you find the car's speed in miles per hour?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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suppose that a car travels 78 miles in one and a half hrs. How can you find the car's speed in miles per hour?
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(78 miles /(1.5 hrs) = (78/1.5)(miles/hr = 52 mph
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cheers,
Stan H.
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