Question

A flatbed truck travels 144 miles in 5 hours. A semi-trailer truck travels 327 miles in 4 hours. A tanker truck travels 589 miles in 15 hours. Which truck has the fastest average speed?

Answer 1

Answer:

The semi-trailer truck has the fastest average speed

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's recall that the formula of the average speed is:

Average speed = Distance/Speed

Now, we can calculate the average speed for each class of vehicle, as follows:

Flatbed truck average speed = 144/5 = 28.8 miles per hour

Semi-trailer truck average speed = 327/4 = 81.75 miles per hour

Tanker truck average speed = 589/15 = 39.27 miles per hour

Which truck has the fastest average speed?

The semi-trailer truck has the fastest average speed