The distance between Chicago and Cleveland is 354 miles. If a person leaves Chicago at 9:50
AM. Central Time and arrives in Cleveland at
5:30 PM the same day Eastern Time, at what
average speed, to the nearest mile, does he
travel?

A)46MPH
B)50MPH
C)53MPH
D)55MPH

The average speed on this trip was 46.15 mph. The correct option is A.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to calculate the average speed, we need to apply the following formula:

We were given the distance between the two cities in miles, therefore we can directly apply it to the expression. Although the time was given in the hh:mm 12 h format and we need a diference in hours, so we will convert that as shown below:

The elapsed time of the trip is the difference between these:

We can now apply it to the formula:

The average speed on this trip was 46.15 mph. The correct option is A.

days of the week

step-by-step explanation:

javier earned more money then kyle, so that won't always be a constant term, but the days of the week do not change so that term is always constant.

edit: i meant

dude thats to long figure it

step-by-step explanation: