The average speed taken by Sam to travel 100 miles in 3 hours is 33.33 miles per hour.
Explanation:
Step 1 :
Distance traveled by Sam = 100 miles
Time taken by Sam to travel the distance = 3 hours
We need to calculate the Sam's average speed in traveling 100 miles for three hours.
Step 2 :
Total distance traveled = speed × total time taken
Hence we have speed = total distance divided by total time taken
Speed = 100/3 = 33.33 miles per hour
Step 3 :
Answer :
The average speed taken by Sam to travel 100 miles in 3 hours is 33.33 miles per hour.
