Question

A car travels 50.6 miles in one hour.At this rate, how far can it travel in5 hours?

Answer 1

Step 1

Given; A car travels 50.6 miles in one hour. At this rate, how far can it travel in 5 hours?

Step 2

`\begin{gathered} Speed=(distance)/(time) \\ speed=\frac{50.6miles}{1\text{ hour}}=50.6miles\text{/hour} \end{gathered}`

In 5 hours the car will travel

`\begin{gathered} 50.6=(distance)/(5) \\ distance=253miles \end{gathered}`

Answer;

`253miles`