6. You are driving to Las Cruces on 1-10. It takes you 30 minutes to travel 30 miles. If you calculated the

average speed for this trip it would equal 60 miles an hour. The speed limit on 1-10 is 60 miles per hour

and yet you were pulled over by the police. The policeman was correct, you were speeding. How can

this be true? (do not include the time it took to be stopped and issued a ticket)

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Eaton

Mathematics

12 April, 04:22

6. You are driving to Las Cruces on 1-10. It takes you 30 minutes to travel 30 miles. If you calculated the

average speed for this trip it would equal 60 miles an hour. The speed limit on 1-10 is 60 miles per hour

and yet you were pulled over by the police. The policeman was correct, you were speeding. How can

this be true? (do not include the time it took to be stopped and issued a ticket)

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Nayeli · Answer 1

See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

You would be travelling at various speeds during the journey, sometimes less than 60 mph and sometimes more, so it is perfectly possible that the police caught you when you were travelling more than 60 mph.