Question

His train has been running for 2 1/2 days straight at a constant speed of 4.8 mph.How far has he traveled? Do we need to convert any of the units to solve this problem?

Answer 1

288 miles.

Explanation:

Given:

His train has been running for 2 1/2 days.

We have to convert it into hours.

As we know:

1 day = 24 hours

`2(1)/(2) = (5)/(2)\ days=`
`(5)/(2) *24=(120)/(2) =60\ hours`

Speed of train = 4.8 miles per hour

Distance traveled by train = ?

Solution:

As we know:

`Distance=Speed* Time`

`=4.8*60=288\ miles`

Therefore, the train will travel 288 miles.