Question

Tom drove to visit a museum in Chicago. He traveled at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour for 2 hours. Then he traveled at a constant rate of 65 miles per hour for 1 hour. What is the total distance Tom traveled to the museum?

O:75
O:90
O:165
O:255

Answer 1

165

Explanation:

First, we multiply 50 and 2 to find out how much they traveled first, which is 100. And then, multiply 65 and 1 to get 65 for the second part. Add then, to get 165. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

The answer is 165 miles.

This is how I solved it:

First I made a chart like the one in the picture

Then I inserted the Rate for each part of the trip. The rate for Part One is 50 miles per hour, and the rate for Part Two is 65 miles per hour.

Next, I would insert the Time for each part of the trip. The time for Part One is 2 hours, and the time for Part Two is 1 hour.

Because we now have the values for r and t for each part of the trip, we need to calculate the distance for each part by using the distance formula, d=r x t, and multiplying the rate and the time.

For Part One, multiply 50 miles per hour x 2 hours; this equals 100 miles. For Part Two, multiply 65 miles per hour times 1 hour; this equals 65 miles.

So, Tom traveled 165 miles to the museum.

Hope this isn't confusing XD

FYI the attachment is just an example from another question so the answers are not the same