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Question 837094: Heidi rides her bicycle 2 miles to school every day. On Monday it took her 7 minutes to ride to school and 8 minutes to ride home. What was her average speed? (Please help, this question is under the category rates. I tried some ways that do not make sense.) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Average speed is always:
( total distance traveled ) / ( total time spent traveling )
Total distance = mi
Total time = min
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Ave speed = mi/min
To get mi/hr, do the conversion:
( mi/min ) x ( min/hr ) = mi/hr mi/hr
