Sports: The first Indianapolis 500 auto race took place in 1911. The winning car covered the 500 miles in 6.7 hours. What was the winning car's average rate of speed in miles per hour? Round to the nearest hundreth, if necessary.
You are looking for how many miles the car went in 1 hour. You know it went 500 miles in 6.7 hours. To find how many it went in 1 hour simply Divide 500 miles by 6.7 hours.
