car 1 drove 408 miles in 6 hours and car 2 drove 365 miles in 5 hours during the cross-country road race. Who has the fastest average speed?

Question

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Answer 1

• Average Speed or Velocity represented by variable V₁ or V₂ respectively
• Distance for each car repsented by D₁ or D₂ respectively
• Time resented by t₁ or t₂ respectively

V=D/t

 

V₁=D₁/t₁ = 408mi/6hrs; V₁= 68mph

V₂=D₂/t₂ = 365mi/5hrs; V₂= 73mph

 

Car 2 has a faster average speed of 73mph