The average speed of an object is the total distance traveled by the object divided by the elapsed time to cover that distance.
Total distance traveled = 123 miles + 4 miles + 191 miles = 318 miles
Total time taken = 2 hours + 15 minutes + [tex] 3\frac{3}{4} [/tex] hours
= 2 hours + [tex] \frac{15}{60} [/tex] hour + [tex] \frac{15}{4} [/tex] hours
= [tex] 2+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{15}{4} [/tex] hours
=[tex] 2+\frac{16}{4} [/tex] hours
= 6 hours
Average speed = Total distance [tex] \div [/tex] Total time
= [tex] \frac{318}{6} [/tex] mile per hour
= 53 mile per hour.
