Question

You decide to travel by car for your holiday visits this year. You leave early in the morning to avoid congestion on the roads. This enables you to drive at a comfortable speed of ????1=66.8 mph for ????1=1.70 hours. However, after this time, you unexpectedly come to a stop for ????stop=35.3 min. Traffic starts moving again and you finish your travel at ????2=57.2 mph for an additional ????2=1.10 hours. There are 1609 meters in one mile. What was the total distance ???? traveled?

Answer 1

The total distance traveled was 176.9 mi or 2.846 x 10⁵ m

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance traveled can be calculated as follows:

distance = speed * time.

At first, you drive at 66.8 mi/h for 1.70 h. Then, the distance traveled is:

distance 1 = 66.8 mi/h * 1.70 h = 114 mi

Then, you come to a stop for 35.3 min, then the distance traveled is 0 during this time.

At last, you drive at 57.2 mi/h for 1.10 hours. Then, the distance traveled is:

distance 2 = 57.2 mi/h * 1.10 h = 62.9 mi.

The total distance traveled was:

distance 1 + distance 2 = 114 mi + 62.9 mi = 176.9 mi or

176.9 mi * 1609 m /mi = 2.846 x 10⁵ m