Respuesta :

[tex]3 \frac{1}{6}: \frac{1}{4}= \frac{19}{6}* \frac{4}{1}= \frac{38}{3}= 12 \frac{2}{3} [/tex]

his average speed is 12 2/3 kilometers per hour

The average speed of an object is computed as follows,

[tex]v=\frac{d}{t}[/tex] , where [tex]d[/tex] is the distance covered in the time interval of interest and  [tex]t[/tex]  is the time taken  to cover the distance.


In this problem, the distance covered is

[tex]d= 3\frac{1}{6} km =\frac{19}{6} km.[/tex] as an equivalent fraction.

The time taken for the journey is

[tex]t=\frac{1}{4} hour.[/tex].

The avarage is speed is then,

[tex]v=\frac{d}{t}[/tex]

[tex]v=\frac{(19/6)km}{(1/4)h} =\frac{19\times 4 km}{6\times 1h} =\frac{38km}{3h} = 12.67km/h.[/tex]