Question

Mr Smith is driving from his airmen’s in Queens to his parents house in Rhode Island. Because of traffic getting out of the city, it takes him 2 hours to drive 80 miles into Connecticut. After that , he drives 75 miles per hour for one hour. How far does mr. Smith drive in the first hour and how far does he drive in the second hour

Answer 1

Rate times time = distance.

2*80 =160 miles the first two hours. So the first hour is 80 mph

1*75. = 75. 75 miles the second hour