SOLUTION: bob took a 7 hour bicycle trip. in all, he traveled 112 miles. what was his average rate of speed in miles per hour? in meters per second?

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Question 909195: bob took a 7 hour bicycle trip. in all, he traveled 112 miles. what was his average rate of speed in miles per hour? in meters per second?
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-Find Bob's average of speed (miles per hour)
Formula: v=d/t (v:speed, d:distance, t:time)
So, v=112 miles/7 hour = 16 miles/hour
-(meters per second)
d= 112 miles =180247 meters
t= 7 hour = 25 200 seconds

So, v= 180247/25200= 7.15 metres/second