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a family backpacking at Yosemite national park took 5 hours to climb a mountain trail 7.5 km long. what was the family's average speed

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Answer:

The average speed will be 1.5km/hr .

Explanation:

Distance need to be traveled = 7.5Km

Time taken = 5 hours

Average speed refers to total distance traveled with respect to total time taken .

It can be calculated as given below :

Average speed =total distance /total time taken

Substituting the values we get ,as shown below

Average speed =7.5/5=75/50

Average speed = 1.5 Km/hr