Nikki's cousin lives 60 miles away, so Nikki decided to take the train to visit him. If the trip took 221 hours, how many miles per hour did the train travel?
Q. Nikki's cousin lives 60 miles away, so Nikki decided to take the train to visit him. If the trip took 221 hours, how many miles per hour did the train travel?
Convert to hours: First, we need to convert the time into hours. 221 hours is the same as 2.5 hours.
Calculate speed formula: Next, we use the formula for speed, which is distance divided by time. So we divide 60 miles by 2.5 hours.
Perform calculation: Now, let's do the calculation: 60 miles ÷2.5 hours = 24 miles per hour.
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