Question

Santa claus wants to arrive in new york on the 24th of december at 9am sharp. at what time does he need to leave his home town in finland with his sleigh if he travels with an average speed of 80 miles per hour?

Answer 1

According to google maps, the distance from Santa Claus hometown to New York is 1251.55 mi.

So if Santa travels at 80 miles per hour, 1251.55 mi / 80 miles per 1 hour it would take Santa approximately 16 hours to travel to New York.

So Santa must leave Finland at 5 pm to reach New York at 9 am.