Question

A car travels from Boston to Hartford in 4 hours. The two cities are 240 kilometers apart. What was the average speed of the car during the trip?

Answer 1

$v = \frac{total \: distance}{total \: time} \\ v = \frac{240}{4} \\ v = 60 \: \frac{km}{hr}$

Answer 2

Average=distance (total)

Time (total)

=240=6km/h

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