Question

So far, a storm has traveled 35 miles in 1/2 hour. If it is currently 5:00 P.M. and the storm is 105 miles away from you, at what time will the storm reach you?

Answer 1

Answer: 6:30 P.M.

Explanation:

We have the following data:

`d=35 mi` is the distance the storm travels

`t=(1)/(2) h=0.5 h` is the time it takes to the storm travel the 35 miles

`D=105 mi` is the distance between you and the storm

So, we can solve this with the following formula:

`V=(d)/(t)` (1)

Where
`V` is the speed of the storm

`V=(35 mi)/(0.5 h)`

`V=70 mi/h` (2)

Now that we know the spped of the storm, we have to calculate the time
`T` it takes to reach you, taking into account you are 105 miles away:

`T=(D)/(V)` (3)

`T=(105 mi)/(70 mi/h)` (4)

`T=1.5 h` (5)

If we add this 1.5 hours to your current time 5:00 P.M. we will have as a result the storm will reach you at 6:30 P.M.