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Math6-3Q-Calculates Speed
Math6-3Q-Calculates Speed
Solution:
Step 1: The formula for distance is
Distance = Rate × Time
Total distance = 50 × 3 + 60 × 2 = 270
Step 2: Total time = 3 + 2 = 5
Step 3: Using the formula
Answer: The average speed is 54 miles per hour.
Be careful! You will get the wrong answer if
you add the two speeds and divide the
answer by two
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Example 1: If a car travels 100kilometers in 2 hours,
find the average speed.
Solution:
Using the average speed formula:
Average speed = distance/time
=100/2 = 50 kph
Example 2: a world-record holder ran 800 meters in
86 seconds. What was his average speed rounded to
the nearest tenths?
Solution:
Average speed formula:
Ave. speed = distance / time = 800m/86 s =9.3m/s
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