Question

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Ross walks every morning. He can cover 6 miles in 2 hours. His speed is 6/2=______miles per hour. He can cover ____________ more miles in 4 hours than he can in 3 hours.

a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12

Answer 1

Ross walks at a speed of 3 miles per hour, and he can cover 3 miles more in 4 hours than he can in 3 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to determining Ross's walking speed and the additional distance he can cover in different amounts of time. Given that Ross can cover 6 miles in 2 hours, we calculate his speed by dividing the distance traveled by the time taken, which results in 3 miles per hour (6/2=3).

To find out how many more miles he can cover in 4 hours compared to 3 hours at the same speed, we first calculate the distance he can cover in 4 hours (4 hours * 3 miles/hour = 12 miles) and in 3 hours (3 hours * 3 miles/hour = 9 miles). The difference between the two distances gives us the additional miles, which is 3 miles more in 4 hours than in 3 hours.