{"id":269889,"date":"2025-07-24T20:34:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=269889"},"modified":"2025-07-24T20:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:34:26","slug":"if-a-car-cover-a-distance-of-189km-in-4%c2%bd-hours-what-is-it-average-speed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/24\/if-a-car-cover-a-distance-of-189km-in-4%c2%bd-hours-what-is-it-average-speed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"If a car cover a distance of 189km in 4\u00bd hours, what is it average speed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If a car cover a distance of 189km in 4\u00bd hours, what is it average speed? a) 58km\/h b) 52km\/h c) 48km\/h d) 47\u00bckm\/h e) 42km\/h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-0-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the average speed, we use the formula: Average&nbsp;speed=Total&nbsp;distanceTotal&nbsp;time\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{\\text{Total distance}}{\\text{Total time}}Average&nbsp;speed=Total&nbsp;timeTotal&nbsp;distance\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Identify the values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total distance = 189 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total time = 4\u00bd hours = 4.5 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Apply the formula<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Average&nbsp;speed=189&nbsp;km4.5&nbsp;hours\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{189 \\text{ km}}{4.5 \\text{ hours}}Average&nbsp;speed=4.5&nbsp;hours189&nbsp;km\u200b Average&nbsp;speed=42&nbsp;km\/h\\text{Average speed} = 42 \\text{ km\/h}Average&nbsp;speed=42&nbsp;km\/h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Conclusion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The average speed of the car is <strong>42 km\/h<\/strong>, so the correct answer is <strong>e) 42 km\/h<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken. It gives a sense of how quickly the car was moving over the entire journey. Even if the speed varied during the trip, the average speed smooths out the fluctuations by considering the overall distance and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, since the car traveled 189 kilometers in 4.5 hours, dividing 189 by 4.5 gives us 42 km\/h, which is the average speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/learnexams-banner6-1896.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269902\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a car cover a distance of 189km in 4\u00bd hours, what is it average speed? a) 58km\/h b) 52km\/h c) 48km\/h d) 47\u00bckm\/h e) 42km\/h The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To calculate the average speed, we use the formula: Average&nbsp;speed=Total&nbsp;distanceTotal&nbsp;time\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{\\text{Total distance}}{\\text{Total time}}Average&nbsp;speed=Total&nbsp;timeTotal&nbsp;distance\u200b Step 1: Identify the 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