Question

Mr. Nero drives to work each day 35 miles one way. If he were in a hurry, could he legally make it to work in less than a half hour with the legal speed limit set to 65 MPH? Reference the formula, d = rt, when explaining the answer.

Answer 1

Nope. It would take 32 and 4/13 minutes, which is longer than 30 min.

Explanation:

The distance is 35 miles and the speed 65 miles/hour

Dividie the distance by the speed to obtian the time required,

(35 miles)/(65 miles/hour) = 0.538 hours

No, 35 miles at the speed limit of 65 mph would require 0.538 hours, 0.038 hours more than 1/2 hour. 2 and 4/13 minutes more than 30 minutes.