Answer:
= 50.6 miles per hour
Showing Work:
This is a fraction equal to
405 miles ÷ 8 hours
We want a unit rate where
1 is in the denominator,
so we divide top and bottom by 8
405 miles ÷ 8
8 hours ÷ 8
=
50.625 miles
1 hour
=
50.625 miles
hour
= 50.625 miles per hour
rounding to the nearest tenth:
50.6 miles per hour
