SOLUTION: A car travels for 3 hours at an average speed of 55 (m.p.h.). How far has it travelled

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Question 784778: A car travels for 3 hours at an average speed of 55 (m.p.h.). How far has it travelled
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If you are going 55 miles per hour, that means each hour you travel at 55 miles per hour, you go 55 miles. Hence the term, "miles per hour." So for each of 3 hours, you will travel 55 miles. How far is that?

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