Question

China's Shanghai train is the world's fastest train the Bugatti Chiron is the fastest car in the world. Today the Bugatti Chiron will race against a Maglev train they will travel 1340 miles across China. The train can do it in five hours. How fast does the Buggatti Veyron Super Sport have to go to win.

Answer 1

To win, the Buggatti Veyron Super Sport needs an average velocity greater than 268 miles per hour.

Explanation:

The train travels 1340 miles in 5 hours.

The Buggati has to be faster than this velocity.

The velocity is given by distance divided by time.

Distance: 1340 miles

Time: 5 hours

Velocity = 1340/5 = 268 miles per hour

To win, the Buggatti Veyron Super Sport needs an average velocity greater than 268 miles per hour.