Question

A train is traveling from New Orleans to Memphis at a constant speed of 79 miles per hour. New Orleans and Memphis are 395.1 miles apart. How long will the train take to reach Memphis?

Answer 1

The train will take 5 hours to reach Memphis

Explanation:

If in an hour we know that our train travels 79 miles to know how many hours it will take to travel 395.1 miles we have to divide the amount of miles to travel by the amount of miles it travels in an hour

395.1(mi) / 79 (mi/h) = 5 h

the miles with the miles are simplified and the time as it was dividing and divided passes up multiplying

The train will take 5 hours to reach Memphis