Question

Terry drove 366 miles in 6 hours at a constant speed.

a. What is the constant of proportionality for this scenario?

b. How long would it take him to drive 427 miles?
hours

c. Write an equation using d for distance in miles and t for time in hours.

Answer 1

A) divide miles by time:

366/6 = 61 miles per hour

B) divide miles by speed:

427/61 = 7 hours

C) distance = speed x hours:

d = 61t