Question

Lortetta and her family are going on vacation. Their destination is 610 miles from their home. Loretta is going to share some of the driving with her dad. Her average speed while driving 55 mph and her dad's average speed while driving is 65 mph. The plan is for Loretta to drive for the first 4 hours of the trip and her dad to drive for the remainder of the trip. Determine th enumber of horus it will take her family to reach their desination.

Answer 1

Answer: 10 hours

Explanation:

First and foremost, we should note that:

Speed = Distance / Time

Total destination = 610 miles

Loretta speed = 55 mph

Time to be used by Loretta = 4 hours

Loretta's distance = Speed × Time = 55 × 4 = 220 miles

The distance to be covered by her dad will then be:

= 610 - 220

= 390 miles

Her dad's average speed = 65 mph.

Time taken by her dad will be:

= 390 / 65

= 6 hours

The number of hours to be used by the family will then be:

Time taken by Loretta + Time taken by her dad

= 4 hours + 6 hours

= 10 hours