Given parameters:
Distance 1 = 319 miles
Time taken 1 = 6 hours
Distance 2 = 221 miles
Time taken 2 = 3 hours
Unknown:
Average speed = ?
To find the average speed we need find the total distance traveled and divided by the total time taken for the travel.
Speed is a scalar quantity that expresses the distance covered per unit of time.
Mathematically;
Average speed = [tex]\frac{Total distance }{Total time taken }[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{distance 1 + distance 2}{time taken 1 + time taken 2}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{319 + 221}{6 + 3}[/tex]
= 60miles/hr
The average speed of the bus is 60miles/hr
