SOLUTION: A car leaves Mudgee at 2:30pm and average 80km/h to arrive at its destination at 6p.m How far has the car travelled

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Question 761586: A car leaves Mudgee at 2:30pm and average 80km/h to arrive at its destination at 6p.m How far has the car travelled
Found 2 solutions by sachi, ramkikk66:
Answer by sachi(548) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6pm-2.30pm=3.30hrs=t
speed=80kph=s
so the distance= s*t=80*3.3=264km
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Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance travelled = Average speed * Time
Average speed = 80 Km / hour
Time of travel = 3.5 hours (2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Just do the multiplication of the 2 values to get the distance in kilometers.
80+%2A+3.5+=+280+ km
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