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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-11-06

Sports:

The first Indianapolis 500 auto race took place in 1911. The winning car covered the 500 miles in 6.7 hours. What was the winning car's average rate of speed in miles per hour? Round to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

Asked by Felix101

Answer (3)

You are looking for how many miles the car went in 1 hour. You know it went 500 miles in 6.7 hours. To find how many it went in 1 hour simply Divide 500 miles by 6.7 hours.
500 miles/6.7 hours = ____ miles in 1 hour

Answered by skborgman15 | 2024-06-10

The average speed of the winning car in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 race was approximately 74.63 mph. This was calculated by dividing the total distance covered (500 miles) by the total time taken (6.7 hours). ;

Answered by MonteBlue | 2024-06-18

The winning car's average speed in the 1911 Indianapolis 500 was approximately 74.63 mph. This was calculated by dividing the total distance of 500 miles by the total time of 6.7 hours. The calculation shows how average speed is an important measure in evaluating performance in races.
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Answered by MonteBlue | 2024-09-27