A golf ball can travel 170 mph. This is 10/7 times the fastest recorded for a hockey puck. What is the record speed for a hockey puck?

1 Answer
Nov 28, 2016

119 mph

Explanation:

Let us assume that the record speed for the puck is x mph.
According to the given condition,
10/7 xx x = 170 mph
Multiplying both sides by 7/10, we get
x = 170 xx 7/10
= 17 xx 7 = 119 mph