Question

Joshua started cycling at 5:15 pm By 8:09 pm, he has covered a distance of 7250 mWhat was Joshua's average speed during that time? mh

Answer 1

The average speed of Joshua during that time is 2500 m/h.

Explanation:

It is given that Joshua started cycling at 5:15 pm. By 8:09 pm he has covered a distance of 7250 m.

The total time taken by Joshua from 5:15 pm to 8:09 pm is

$2 { h } 54 \text { min }=2 \mathrm{h}+\frac{54}{60} {h}$

Dividing we get,

$2 { h } 54 \text { min }=2 \mathrm{h}+0.9 {h}$

Adding, we have,

$2 { h } 54 \text { min }=2.9 {h}$

Thus, the total time taken by Joshua is $2.9 {h}$

To determine the average speed we use the formula,

$speed=\frac{distance}{time}$

where $distance=7250$ and $time=2.9$

Hence, substituting the values we have,

$speed=\frac{7250}{2.9}$

Dividing, we get,

$speed=2500$

Thus, the average speed of Joshua during that time is 2500 m/h.