Question

It’s Monday and Mrs. Szymanski needs her coffee. She makes a run for it to the nearest gas station that is 5 miles and drives at a speed of 20 mph. How long does it take her to get there? (Don’t forget to include units!)

Answer 1

Using the formula Time = Distance ÷ Speed, and knowing Mrs. Szymanski travels 5 miles at 20 mph, the time it takes her to reach the gas station is 0.25 hours, or 15 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the time it takes Mrs. Szymanski to get to the gas station, we can use the formula:

Time = Distance ÷ Speed.

In this case, Mrs. Szymanski travels a distance of 5 miles at a speed of 20 miles per hour (mph). Thus, the time it would take her to reach the gas station is calculated as follows:

Time = 5 miles ÷ 20 mph = 0.25 hours.

To convert this into minutes, we multiply by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour):

0.25 hours × 60 minutes/hour = 15 minutes.

Therefore, it will take Mrs. Szymanski 15 minutes to get to the gas station.