Question

Ted drove to his grandparents' house for a holiday weekend. the total distance (one-way) was 482 miles and it took him 6 hours. how fast was ted driving? (round answer to the nearest whole number)

Answer 1

By definition we have that the speed is given by:

`v = (d)/(t)`

Where,

d: distance traveled

t: time

Substituting values we have:

`v = (482)/(6)`

`v = 80.33 (miles)/(hour)`

Rounding to the nearest whole number:

`v = 81 (miles)/(hour)`

Answer:

Ted's speed is 81 mph.

Answer 2

Ted was driving at a speed of 80 miles/hour.

Step-by-step explanation

Suppose, the speed of Ted is
`x` miles/hour.

Relationship between Distance, Speed and Time is....

`Distance= Speed*Time`

Given that, the total distance was 482 miles and it took him 6 hours.

So, according to the above formula....

`482= x*6\\ \\ x= (482)/(6)= 80.333...`

So, the speed of Ted after rounding to the nearest whole number will be 80 miles/hour.