Question

Aisha took the train from Spokane to Seattle. The distance is 280 miles and the trip took 3.5 hours. What was the speed of the train?

Answer 1

Answer:

The speed of the train is 80 miles/hour.

Explanation:

Given:

Distance from Spokane to Seattle = 280 miles

The trip from Spokane to Seattle by train took = 3.5 hours

To find the speed of the train.

Solution:

The speed is the distance per unit time. So, to find the speed of the train we will divide the total distance of the trip by the time taken to complete the trip by the train.

$Speed=\frac{Distance}{Time}$

$Speed=\frac{280\ miles}{3.5\ hours}$

$Speed=80\ miles/hour$

Thus, the speed of the train is 80 miles/hour.