Question

Miss Tyrrell catches the 9:45am bus from Leeds to London.

The distance between the two cities is 195 miles.
The bus travels at an average speed of 52 mph.
What time should she arrive in London?

Answer 1

The time she would arrive in London is 1:20 pm

Explanation:

Recall

Speed= Distance/Time

But we want to find the time taken, so:

We cross multiply:

Speed *Time = Distance

Make time the subject of formula

Time= Distance/Speed

195/52

= 3.75 hours

Therefore, 9:45 am + 3.75 hours

= 13.20 pm

Which is equivalent to 1:20 pm