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James drove to his brother’s house, which was 225 miles away. It took him 3 hours to get there. What was his average speed per hour?

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Jamesdrovetohisbrother’shouse,whichwas225milesaway.Ittookhim3hourstogetthere.Whatwashisaveragespeedperhour?

Solution

speed:75
Solution steps
Translate the problem into an equation:225=x⋅3
Solve for x,225=x⋅3:x=75
speed:75

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