Question

Claire and Elena are going on a road trip with their families. They plan to meet at Elena's house and then follow each other. Claire meets Elena at her house at 10 a.m. Elena is held up by chores and has to leave late, but Claire continues on. The total distance traveled by Claire and Elena is represented on the graphs below. Compare the two graphs and choose the correct answer. A. The distance covered by Claire prior to 10 a.m. was 120 miles more than the distance covered by Elena prior to 10 a.m. After leaving Elena's house, Claire was on the road two hours more than Elena. B. The distance covered by Claire prior to 10 a.m. was 60 miles more than the distance covered by Elena prior to 10 a.m. After leaving Elena's house, Elena was on the road one hour more than Claire. C. The distance covered by Claire prior to 10 a.m. was 120 miles more than the distance covered by Elena prior to 10 a.m. After leaving Elena's house, Elena was on the road two hours more than Claire. D. The distance covered by Claire prior to 10 a.m. was 60 miles more than the distance covered by Elena prior to 10 a.m. After leaving Elena's house, Claire was on the road one hour more than Elena.

Answer 1

C). The distance covered by Claire prior to 10 a.m. was 120 miles more than the distance covered by Elena prior to 10 a.m. After leaving Elena's house, Elena was on the road two hours more than Claire.

Step-by-step explanation:

The third option correctly compares the distances covered by Claire and Elena. It aptly states that Claire covered a distance of 120 miles more than Elena before 10 a.m. as Claire begins her journey after 10 a.m. from 120 miles while Elena begins from 0(displayed in the paragraph). The next comparison is that Claire after 'leaving Elena's house', immediately begins her journey and covers 120 miles distance(total becomes 240) in the next two hours while Elena remains two hours on the road and begins her journey after that. Thus, option C is the correct answer.