Question

Ashley is taking a road trip from California to Washington. Every 4 hours, she travels between 204 and 272 miles. Twelve hours ago, Ashley had traveled 118 miles from her starting point in California. Which is a reasonable measure of Ashley's distance from her starting point in California now? A. 238 miles B. 596 miles C. 832 miles D. 356 miles

Answer 1

Option C. 832 miles

Explanation:

Ashley travels between 204 and 272 miles in every 4 hours.

That means she travels between 51
`((204)/(4)miles)` and 68 (
`(272)/(4)miles)` per hour.

Therefore, in 12 hours she will travel between 612 (51×12 miles) miles and 816 (68×12 miles).

Since she has already traveled 118 miles before 12 hours then the distance traveled by her till now will be between 730 (612+118 miles) and 934 (816+118 miles).

From the given options, Option C. 832 miles is the reasonable measure of Ashley's distance from the starting point.