At 1019, on 10 March, you pass under the...

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At 1019, on 10 March, you pass under the Greenville Bridge mile 531.3 (AHP). What was your average speed since departing the docks at mile 173.0 (AHP)?

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At 1019, on 10 March, you pass under the Greenville Bridge mile 531.3 (AHP). What was your average speed since departing the docks at mile 173.0 (AHP)?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Speed = Distance ÷ Time and keeping track of units (miles and hours) • Understanding river mile markers (AHP – Above Head of Passes) to find distance traveled • Converting minutes to a decimal fraction of an hour before calculating speed

💭 Think About

• How many total miles did you travel between mile 173.0 (AHP) and mile 531.3 (AHP)? • How much time passed between your departure time (not given here, so think: what information would you normally use from the full problem?) and 1019 on 10 March, expressed in hours and decimals? • Once you have distance and time, which choice is closest to Distance ÷ Time when you calculate carefully with decimals?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you subtract the mile markers in the correct order to get a positive distance. • Convert minutes to decimal hours (for example, 15 minutes = 0.25 hours) before dividing. • After computing speed, compare your result to each choice and pick the one that matches most closely.