Ariella drove 40 miles to see her cousin. The trip took Ariella 2 hours. Then drove from her cousins house to a store for 30 miles. It took Ariella to hours to Ariella to arrive at the store. What was the average speed of the trip

It took Ariella 3 hours to hours to Ariella to arrive at the store

Answer:

14 mph

Explanation:

Average speed/rate is given by dividing the total distance covered by the total time consumed.

Total time = 2+3=5 hours

Total distance = 40+30 = 70 miles

Speed = distance/time

Speed=70/5 = 14 mph