Answer:
1. 24 km/hour
2. 48 km
Explanation:
1 mile = 1.6 km
cyclist = 15 miles/ hour
we want to multiply speed by something that will cancel miles out and leave km. to do this, we want to multiply it by something with miles on the bottom and km on the top.
this is because
miles * km / miles = km as the miles cancel out and km is left in the numerator
thus,
1 mile = 1.6 km
divide both sides by 1.6 km to get 1 on a side
1 mile / 1.6 km = 1
alternatively, divide both sides by 1 mile to get 1 on a side
1.6 km / 1 mile = 1
since we want miles on the bottom, we choose the second option
cyclist = 15 miles / hour = 15 miles/hour * 1 = 15 miles/hour * 1.6km / 1 mile = 24 km /hour
24 km/hr for 2 hours = 24 km/hr * 2 hours = 24 * 2 km = 48 km