SOLUTION: it takes you 6 hours to drive 324 miles what is your average speed?

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Question 483641: it takes you 6 hours to drive 324 miles what is your average speed?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just remember that the word "PER" means "DIVIDED BY".

Therefore "miles PER hour" means "miles DIVIDED BY hours".

Speed is in "miles PER hour", so we divide 324 miles by 6
hours and get 54 miles PER hour.

Edwin