A bicycle rider travels 60.0 kilometers in 3.5 hours. What is the cyclist's average speed?

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Maxwell
May 20, 2017

#(17" km")/("hr")#

Explanation:

![http://igcseatmathematicsrealm.blogspot.com/2015/11/http://speed-time-graph.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/mfiHh7fARq2scSnRnQNN_Average%20Speed.PNG)

Now that we have established what speed is, let's calculate.

#"Average speed" = (60.0" km")/(3.5" hrs") #

#"Average speed" = (17" km")/("hr")#

#color(blue)("Answer: s" = (17" km")/("hr")#

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