Question

Hapes Not Graded 19) Mrs. Thomas drives to work each day 75 miles one way. If she were in a hurry, could she legally drive to wor in less than an hour with the legal speed limit set to 65 MPH. Use a formula to support your answer. 4000 character(s) left​

Answer 1

no

Explanation:

You want to know if it would be legal to drive 75 miles in less than an hour in a zone with a speed limit of 65 mi/h.

Speed

Speed is the ratio of distance to time. If Mrs. Thomas drove her 75 miles in exactly one hour, her speed would be ...

rate = distance/time

= (75 mi)/(1 h) = 75 mi/h

This rate would go up if the time goes down. It exceeds 65 mi/h, so would not be a legal speed.

Mrs. Thomas could not legally drive 75 mi in less than an hour.