Question

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the car's average speed in miles per hour?
60 miles per hour
40 miles per hour
240 miles per hour
30 miles per hour

Answer 1

To find the average speed of the car, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Average Speed} = \frac{\text{Total Distance}}{\text{Total Time}}
\]

Here, the total distance is 120 miles and the total time is 2 hours. Plugging in these values, we get:

\[
\text{Average Speed} = \frac{120 \text{ miles}}{2 \text{ hours}} = 60 \text{ miles per hour}
\]

So, the car's average speed is **60 miles per hour**.