Question

It takes 5.5 hours to fly from Richmond, VA to Los Angeles, CA. It takes 3 days, 3 hours, and 30 minutes to drive. How many hours does it take to drive from Richmond, VA to Los Angeles, CA? Show the work that leads to your answer.

Answer 1

75.5 hours

Explanation:

Given:

Fly: Richmond --> LA 5.5 hours

Drive: Richmond --> LA 3 days 3 hours 30 minutes

Find:

Drive: Richmond --> LA in hours

Conversions needed:

1 hour = 60 minutes

1 day = 24 hours

3 days + 3 hours + 30 minutes =

= 3 days × (24 hours/day) + 3 hours + 30 minutes × (1 hour / 60 minutes)

= 72 hours + 3 hours + 0.5 hours

= 75.5 hours