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If a car travels 60 miles in 1.5 hours, what is its average speed in miles per hour?

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Answer:

40 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the average speed of a car, you divide the total distance traveled by the total time taken.

In this case:

The car travels 60 miles.

The time taken is 1.5 hours.

Average speed =

Total distance

Total time

Total time

Total distance

Substitute the given values:

Average speed

=

60

 miles

1.5

 hours

Average speed=

1.5 hours

60 miles

Perform the division:

Average speed

=

40

 miles per hour

Average speed=40 miles per hour