Janet drove 395 kilometers and the trip took 5 hours. How fast was Janet traveling?

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Janet drove 395 kilometers and the trip took 5 hours. How fast was Janet traveling?

    Distance = Rate * Time

    We're given D = 395 and t = 5

    We want Rate. We divide each side of the equation by time:
    Distance / Time = Rate * Time / Time

    Cancel the Time's on each side and we get:
    Rate = Distance / Time

    Plugging our numbers in, we get:
    Rate = 395/5
    Rate = 79 kilometers
     

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