It takes a bus 1 hour and 30 minutes to travel 36 miles.
Calculate the average speed of the bus in $mph$ .
If your answer is a decimal, give it to 1 d.p.

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$24.0$ is the average speed of the bus in mph

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Step 1 ：Convert the time taken to hours: 1 hour and 30 minutes = 1 + $\frac{30}{60}$ = 1.5 hours

Step 2 ：Calculate the average speed: $\frac{36 miles}{1.5 hours} = 24 mph$

Step 3 ： $24.0$ is the average speed of the bus in mph