Question

Alan and Margot each drive from City A to City B, a distance of 147 miles. They take the same route and drive at constant speeds. Alan begins driving at 1:40 p.m. and arrives at City B at 4:15 p.m. Margot’s trip from City A to City B can be described with the equation y = 64x, where y is the distance traveled in miles and x is the time in minutes spent traveling. Who gets from City A to City B faster?

Answer 1

Margot gets from A to B faster

Explanation:

Alan takes 2 hr and 35 min = 2. 58... hr

Margot takes 147/64 hr = 2.296.. hr