Question

Hector drives 60 miles an hour from Amityville to Eaglecroft. If it takes him 5 hours and 45 minutes, what is the distance between the two cities

Answer 1

345 minutes
60 minutes per hour
5.75 hours
60 x 5.75 = 345

Answer 2

Answer: 345 miles

Explanation:

v = 60 mph

t = 5h45 min

As the units are not the same (we have minutes and hours) we have to transform min to hours:

1h = 60 min, so

5h + 45 min = 5h + 45/60h = 5 + 0.75 = 5.75h

velocity(v) = distance(s)/time(t)

v = s/t

60 = s/5.75

s = 60*5.75

s = 345 miles