Question

You must average _____ mph to travel 190 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Answer 1

190*(1/2.5)=76
76 mph

Answer 2

skanlee, when you solve word problems, look at the units that you need in the answer. In this question the units in the answer are miles per hour, mph.

When you see the word "per" think divide by. So in this problem think miles divided by hours.

You see that you are given the the number of miles and the number of hours. So to get miles divided by hours, you simply divide the number of miles you are given by the number of hours you are given.