Question

ASAP Scott and Lana booked a cruise that departs from Seward, Alaska, but their flight flew into Anchorage, Alaska. The couple decided to travel from Anchorage to Seward on the Alaska Railroad's non-stop Coastal Classic route to enjoy the 117 miles of beautiful scenery. If the train had traveled 13 miles in 30 minutes, how long, in hours, was the non-stop train ride from Anchorage to Seward?

A. 4.5 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 9 hours

Answer 1

A. 4.5 hours

Explanation:

We can use a proportion to solve this problem. Let x be the total time in hours for the train ride from Anchorage to Seward. We know that the train traveled 117 miles in x hours, and it traveled 13 miles in 0.5 hours (30 minutes). Therefore:

117 miles / x hours = 13 miles / 0.5 hours

We can cross-multiply to get:

117 miles * 0.5 hours = 13 miles * x hours

Simplifying:

58.5 = 13x

x = 58.5 / 13

x = 4.5 hours

Therefore, the non-stop train ride from Anchorage to Seward took 4.5 hours. Answer: A.

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