Problema Solution

Calculate the average speed of a car that takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to go 66% of the way.

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t = 2 hours 30 min = 2.5 hours is the total time spent


d = 66 miles the distance the car passes


v = d/t the average speed=distance/time


v = 66/2.5


v = 26.4 mph


the average speed of the car is 66 miles per hour.