Question

Jen and Kamlee are walking to school. After 20 minutes, Jen has walked 45 mile. After 25 minutes, Kamlee has walked 56 mile. Find their speeds in miles per hour. Enter the correct answers in the boxes.

Answer 1

Jen's speed = 135 miles per hour (Approx)

Kamlee's speed = 134 miles per hour (Approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Jen walk = 45 miles

Jen's time = 20 min = 20/60 = 0.333 hour

Kamlee walk = 56 miles

Kamlee's time = 25 min = 25/60 = 0.416667 hour

Find:

Speed

Computation:

Jen's speed = 45 / 0.333

Jen's speed = 135 miles per hour (Approx)

Kamlee's speed = 56 / 0.416667

Kamlee's speed = 134 miles per hour (Approx)