QuestionWhat was Sharon's average speed if she drove 140 miles in 4 hours? Options: $30 \mathrm{mph}$ , $35 \mathrm{mph}$ , $136 \mathrm{mph}$ , $560 \mathrm{mph}$ .

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. Sharon's grandmother lives140 miles away. . It took Sharon4 hours to drive to her grandmother's house.
3. We are asked to find Sharon's average speed for this trip.

STEP 2

The formula to calculate average speed is $Average\, speed = \frac{Total\, distance}{Total\, time}$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the total distance and total time to calculate the average speed.
$Average\, speed = \frac{140\, miles}{\, hours}$

STEP 4

Calculate the average speed.
$Average\, speed = \frac{140\, miles}{4\, hours} =35\, mph$ Sharon's average speed for this trip was35 mph.

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