a trucker handed in a ticket at the toll booth showing that in 2hours she had covered 159 mi on a toll road with speed limit 65mph. the trucker was cited for speeding. why?
If the average (159/2) is greater than the speedlimit...
The trucker was cited for speeding because she covered a distance of 159 miles in 2 hours, exceeding the speed limit of 65 mph.
To calculate the speed, we can use the formula: Speed = Distance / Time.
Given that the distance covered is 159 miles and the time taken is 2 hours, we can calculate the trucker's average speed.
Speed = 159 miles / 2 hours = 79.5 mph.
Since the speed limit on the toll road is 65 mph and the trucker's average speed was 79.5 mph, she was cited for exceeding the speed limit.