Question

A truck left a warehouse at 1:00 pm. The truck traveled 232 miles by 5:00 pm. The truck continued traveling at the same average speed. How many miles, altogether, did the truck travel by 6:30 pm?A.) 58B.) 87C.) 319D.) 348

Answer 1

319 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to calculate the average speed of the truck. So, we know that the truck traveled 232 miles in 4 hours ( from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Then, the average speed is:

`speed=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{time}}=\frac{232\text{ miles}}{4\text{ hours}}=58\text{ miles/hour}`

So, we know that the truck travel 58 miles every hour.

Now, we need to find how many miles the truck traveled after 5.5 hours (from 1:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.). Therefore, the number of miles can be calculated as:

`58\text{ miles/hour }*5.5\text{ hours = 319 miles}`

So, the answer is 319 miles.