A mail truck traveled 82 miles in 4 1/2 hours. The distance is the product of the rate and the time. To the nearest tenth, what was the average speed of the mail truck?

= 18.2 miles per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed = distance / time

            =82 miles / 4.5 hours

             =18.22222222 miles per hour

             Rounding

             = 18.2 miles per hour

Given that

Distance = rate × time

82 = r × 4½

r = 18.2 mph

answer: 230 miles ( vote ! )

step-by-step explanation:

180.39 minus 17.99 equals 162.4

then divide 162.4 by .80 to get 230

the answer is c

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