Question

If Santa drives at an average speed of 60 miles per hour for a distance of 1,260 miles, how long will Santa's trip take?

Answer 1

To find out the time required to travel the distance of 1260 miles we need to divide the total distance travelled by the distance travelled in one hour.

`1260/60=21`

So, it tool 21 hours for Santa to complete the trip

Answer 2

Step 1: Speed is defined as the rate of covering a distance, mathematically it is given by

`\begin{gathered} S\text{peed}=\frac{\text{distance}}{\text{time}} \\ S=(d)/(t) \end{gathered}`

Step 2: Make the time (t) of the subject in the above speed formula

`t=(d)/(S)`

Step 3: Given the distance covered and the average speed used during the trip as

`\begin{gathered} S=60\text{miles per hour} \\ d=1260\text{ miles} \end{gathered}`

Step 4: Substitute the values for distance and speed in the time formula in step 2

`\begin{gathered} t=(d)/(S) \\ t=(1260)/(60) \\ t=21\text{ hours} \end{gathered}`

Hence, Santa's trip will take up to 21 hours