Question

The table shows the time Merrida spent driving and the number of miles she drove. She drove the same number of miles each hour.

Merrida’s Driving Time and Distance
Miles
Hours
140
4
175
5
210
6

How many miles did she travel each hour?
A - 23 miles per hour
B - 35 miles per hour
C - 42 miles per hour
D - 53 miles per hour

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Answer 1

The answer is B.

The reason why the answer is B is because, if we go based on the chart, we are shown that Merrida drove 140 miles in 4 hours. However the question is asking us how many miles she drove in one hour, so what we have to do if actually turn 140 miles and 4 hours into a fraction, which would be 140 miles/4 hours. After doing this, we have to divide the denominator by 4, since 4 divided by 4 is one hour. Whatever we do to the bottom we have to do it to the top, so we have to do 140 divided by 4, which would give us 35 miles/1 hour.

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