SOLUTION: it takes 3 1/2 hours to drive 200 miles what was your speed in miles per hour?

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Question 705946: it takes 3 1/2 hours to drive 200 miles what was your speed in miles per hour?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let distance be d, speed s, and time t
d=st...solve for s
s=d%2Ft
so, if it takes t=3+%281%2F2%29+h=3.5h to drive d=200mil, your speed in miles per hour
s=200mil%2F3.5h
s=57.14%28mil%2Fh%29