The distance traveled by the red car is represented by the graph below. Click Here for Help Video.
The distance traveled by the blue car was monitored by a table.
Number of Hours
Miles Traveled
4
4
268
268
5
5
335
335
6
6
402
402
The speed of the red car is
miles per hour.
The speed of the blue car is
miles per hour.
The
car is faster.
To find the speed of the red car, we need to use the graph. However, since the graph is not given, we can't determine the speed of the red car.
To find the speed of the blue car, we can calculate the difference in miles traveled between consecutive hours. The blue car travels 268 miles in 4 hours, which means it travels (268-0) miles in the first hour. Dividing this by 1, we get a speed of 268 miles per hour. Similarly, the blue car travels (402-268) miles in the next 2 hours, so its speed is (402-268)/2 = 67 miles per hour.
Comparing the speeds, we see that the blue car is faster than the red car.