Question

Wilma drove at an average speed of 55 mil/h from her home in City A to visit her sister in City B. She stayed in City B, 25 hours and on the

back averaged 55 min. She returned home 46 hours after leaving. How many miles is City A from City B?

Answer 1

To find the distance between City A and City B, calculate the driving time by subtracting the time spent at City B from the total trip time, then use the average speed to determine the distance. The distance is 57.75 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks about calculating the distance between City A and City B based on the information given about the average speed and total time taken for a round trip. To solve this, we need to determine the total time spent driving and then use the average speed to find the distance.

Since Wilma returned home 46 hours after leaving, and she spent 25 hours in City B, we can subtract the time spent in City B from the total time to find the time spent driving:
46 hours - 25 hours = 21 hours driving time.

Since the round trip was made at an average speed of 55 miles/hour, and the driving time was 21 hours for both ways, we can calculate the distance for one way by dividing the driving time by 2 and then multiplying by the average speed:

One-way distance = (21 hours / 2) * 55 miles/hour = 57.75 miles.