Question

2. My family is taking a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to Country Music Hall of Fameroad trip (Cleveland to Nashville). We are averaging 55 miles per hour. Westart the trip 60 miles north of Cleveland. How far have we traveled after 6hours on the road?

Answer 1

Since they are averaging 55 miles per hour, after 6 hours they have traveled the distance x, which satisfy the proportions:

miles hour

55 1

x 6

Cross multiplying, we find:

1 * x = 55 * 6

x = 330

So, since they started 60 miles north of Cleveland after they travel 330 miles south, they will have passed Cleveland and traveled to the south of= Cleveland the number of miles given by:

330 - 60 = 270

Therefore, they have traveled, after 6 hours, 270 miles south of Cleveland.