<PRE><B>Question 113191</B>
On a train, it took 3/4 hour to travel a distance of 52 1/2 miles. What was the average speed of the train? 
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Formula: distance = (rate)(time)
52 1/2 = rate *(3/4)
rate = 105/2 * 4/3

rate = 35*2 = 70 mph
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>