If a car travels 100 miles in 1 hour and 50 minutes, what is its average speed in mph?

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If a car travels 100 miles in 1 hour and 50 minutes, what is its average speed in mph?

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Distance travel by car d = 100 miles 

Time taken to travel t = 1 hour and 50 minutes 

 

We know the expression for average speed is 

savg=distance time

 

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