You are riding your bike. At 10:04am you have ridden your bike 23 miles. By 10:17am you have ridden 179 miles. Find the rate of change in miles per hour. If needed, round your answers to the nearest whole number.

A.) 16 miles per hour

B.) 9 miles per hour

C.) 14 miles per hour

D.) 12 miles per hour

E.) None of these

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Mathematics

Genesis Watson

17 May, 20:13

You are riding your bike. At 10:04am you have ridden your bike 23 miles. By 10:17am you have ridden 179 miles. Find the rate of change in miles per hour. If needed, round your answers to the nearest whole number.

A.) 16 miles per hour

B.) 9 miles per hour

C.) 14 miles per hour

D.) 12 miles per hour

E.) None of these

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Lucy Simon · Answer 1

At 10:04, u rode 23 miles

at 10:17, u have ridden a total of 179 miles

so in 13 minutes, u have ridden a total of (179 - 23) = 156 miles

156 miles in 13 minutes = 156/13 = 12 miles per minute ... 60 minutes in 1 hr ... 12/60 = 1/5 miles per hr < = = none of these