SOLUTION: 1.Find the average rate of speed of the entire trip if a car travels 36miles an hour for 50 minutes and 65 miles per hour for 2 hours show work ?

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Question 777065: 1.Find the average rate of speed of the entire trip if a car travels 36miles an hour for 50 minutes and 65 miles per hour for 2 hours show work ?



Answer by FrankM(1040) About Me  (Show Source):
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36 mi/hr * 5/6 of an hour is 30 miles driven.
65 mi/hr * 2 hrs is 130 miles.
Total dist is 160 miles, tot time is 2 5/6 hours.
160/(2 5/6) = 56.47 MPH