Question

On Day 1, a trucker traveled 43.875 miles each hour on a 351-mile trip. On Day 2, the trucker traveled 62.1 miles each hour on a 372.6-mile trip. For how many total hours did the trucker travel during the two days?

Answer 1

14 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how long the trucker has rode in one day, simply divide the whole trip duration by the amount of miles per each hour of the duration:

Day 1:

351 mile-ride / 43.875 miles each hour

8

The trucker rode on the truck for 8 hours on day 1.

Day 2:

372.6 mile-ride / 62.1 miles each hour

6

The trucker rode on the truck for 6 hours on day 2.

Now add the hours for both days together:

8 + 6

14

Answer 2

The trucker traveled for a total of 14 hours during the two days.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total hours the trucker traveled during the two days, we need to add the hours traveled on Day 1 and the hours traveled on Day 2.

On Day 1, the trucker traveled 43.875 miles each hour on a 351-mile trip. To find the number of hours traveled on Day 1, we divide the total distance by the speed: 351 miles ÷ 43.875 miles/hour = 8 hours.

On Day 2, the trucker traveled 62.1 miles each hour on a 372.6-mile trip. To find the number of hours traveled on Day 2, we divide the total distance by the speed: 372.6 miles ÷ 62.1 miles/hour = 6 hours.

To find the total hours traveled during the two days, we add the hours from Day 1 and Day 2: 8 hours + 6 hours = 14 hours.