Question

A person travels 7 miles in 3 ½ hours, how many miles will he travel in ¼ hour?

Answer 1

They’re walking at a constant of 2 miles per hour so, what is 1/4 of 2, 0.5 so he walked 0.5 miles in 1/4 hour

Answer 2

1.6 miles

Explanation:

Example 1

It took Markus half an hour to drive home from work. He averaged 34 miles per hour. How far does Markus live from his work?

Solution

We are given that it takes 1/2 an hour for the trip. This is a time:

t = 1/2

We are given that he averages 34 miles per hour. This is a rate:

r = 34

We are asked how few he has traveled. This is a distance. We use the d=rt equation:

d = rt

= (34)(1/2)

= 17

Markus lives 17 miles from work.

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Exercise 1

The current along the beach is moving towards the south at 1.5 miles per hour. If a piece of debris is placed into the water, how far will the current take it in 6 hours?