Question

Maria drove 871 miles in 13 hrs. At the same rate, how many miles would she drive in 8 hours?

Answer 1

Given data: Distance= 871 and time =13 hrs

Required: Find the distance

Method: Find the speed first and then get the distance

Step 1: Find the average speed

`\text{speed}=\frac{\text{distance covered}}{\text{time taken}}`
`\text{speed}=(871)/(13)=67\text{ miles/hour}`

Step 2: Find the distance to be covered in 8 hours

`\text{Distance}=\text{ spe}ed\text{ x time taken}`
`\begin{gathered} \text{Distance}=67\text{ miles/hour x 8 hours } \\ \text{Distance =536 miles} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, Maria will drive 536 miles in 8 hours