Question

The initial setting for the racing lab section of the simulation is set for 50 miles in 2 hours. How many miles will a car travel in 16 hours at this rate?

(A) 400 miles
(B) 200 miles
(C) 100 miles
(D) 50 miles

Answer 1

The car travels at a speed of 25 miles per hour, so in 16 hours, it will cover a distance of 400 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many miles a car will travel in 16 hours at the given rate, first, we need to calculate the speed of the car. The initial setting is for 50 miles in 2 hours. This means the speed of the car is 50 miles / 2 hours = 25 miles per hour (mph). Now, to find out how many miles the car travels in 16 hours at this rate, we simply multiply the speed by the total time:

25 mph × 16 hours = 400 miles.

Hence, at a steady speed of 25 miles per hour, the car will travel 400 miles in 16 hours.