Question

If an ambulance is able to respond to car accident located 5 minutes away in 7 minutes, what is the speed of the ambulance in miles per hour?

Answer 1

Speed = 42. 86 miles per hour

Explanation:

car accident located 5 miles away in 7 minutes

Given distance d= 5 miles

time = 7 minutes. convert minutes into hours

60 minutes = 1 hour

so 7 minutes = 7 / 60 hours

To find the speed we use formula
`s= (d)/(t)`

d= 5 and t = 7/60

Plug in the values in the formula

`s= (d)/(t)`

`s= (5)/((7)/(60))`

`s= 5* (60)/(7)`

s = 42.85714286

Speed = 42. 86 miles per hour