Timmy and Sarah go for a hike. they hike 5 miles in three hours and 15 minutes. what is the average speed to the nearest 10th of a mile. (Hint - you need to convert minutes to hours)

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The average speed is 1.54 miles per hour.

As we know that,

              Average speed [tex]=\frac{Distance}{time}[/tex]

Given that Timmy and Sarah travel 5 miles in  three hours and 15 minutes.

Time [tex]=3+\frac{15}{60} =\frac{13}{4}hours[/tex]

    Average speed [tex]=5\div \frac{13}{4} =5*\frac{4}{13}=1.54 miles/hour[/tex]

Thus, The average speed is 1.54 miles per hour.

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