Sagot :
GIVEN: distance: 540 miles; time = 9 hours
REQUIRED: speed = ?
EQUATION: speed = distance / time
SOLUTION:
[tex]540 \div 9 = 60[/tex]
ANSWER: 60 MILES PER HOUR
PROBLEM
A racing car travels 540 miles in 9 hours, What speed is it traveling at?
ANSWER
[tex]{\boxed{\large{\sf{60 \: mi/h}}}}[/tex]
SOLUTION
Distance = 540 miles
Time = 9 hours
Speed = ?
[tex]{ \tt{s = \frac{d}{t} }} \\ [/tex]
[tex]{ \tt{s = \frac{540 \: mi}{9 \: h} }} \\ [/tex]
[tex]{\sf{s = 60 \: mi/h}}[/tex]
The car speed is travelling at 60 mi/h