Calculating Average Speed for a Trip to Disneyland

You leave San Diego to go to Disneyland for the weekend

Google Maps calculates the distance to be 110 miles.

It takes you 2 hours to get there.

What is your average speed for your trip?

Answer:

55

Explanation:

t = 2 hours

d = 110 miles

s = ?

s = d/t

s = 110/2

s = 55 mph

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