SOLUTION: if you drove 2770 miles in 46 hours and 10 minutes , what was the average speed during the trip?

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Question 668586: if you drove 2770 miles in 46 hours and 10 minutes , what was the average speed during the trip?
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = rt
Let's convert 46 hours and 10 minutes into hours.
46 hours = 46 hours
10 minutes = 10 minutes/3600 minutes/hours = (10/3600) hours.
So let d = 2770 and t = 46 10/3600 hours.
Then 2770 = 165610/3600 * r
2770 * (3600/165610) = 60.21 mph.
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