Question

The solar eclipse travels 2300 miles in 1 hour. In the first 20 minutes it travels 766 2/3 miles. How long does it take for the solar eclipse to travel 1150 miles?

Answer 1

Solar Eclipse will required 30 mins to travel Distance of 1150 miles.

Explanation:

Given:

Total Distance = 2300 miles

Time required = 1 hr

we will convert hour in minutes.

1 hr = 60 mins

hence Time = 60 mins

We need to find the time required to travel 1150 miles.

We will first find the speed at which solar eclipse travels.

Speed can be calculated by dividing Distance with time.

Speed =
`(Distance)/(time)`

Substituting the values we get;

Speed =
`(2300)/(60)=38.33\ mi/hr`

Now to find Time required to travel 1150 miles we will divide 1150 miles with Speed.

Time required to travel 1150 miles =
`(1150)/(38.33)= 30\ mins`

Hence Solar Eclipse will required 30 mins to travel Distance of 1150 miles.