Question

Four friends drove from their homes in four different cities to a class reunion.

Driving Distances and Times
Name
Distance
Time
Maren
60 miles
1 hour
Safiya
120 miles
3 hours
Tomas
84 miles
1.2 hours
Cam
75 miles
1.5 hours

Who drove the fastest?
Maren
Safiya
Tomas
Cam

Answer 1

Tomas

Explanation:

Let's use miles per hour

Maren: 60 miles/hour (It's given to us)

Safiya: 120 miles/3 hours

Let's divide both by three to get to miles/hour.

120/3=40

40 miles/hour

Tomas: 84 miles/1.2 hours

Let's divide both by 1.2 to get to miles/hour

84/1.2=70

70 miles/hour

Cam: 75 miles/1.5 hours

Let's divide both by 1.5 to get to miles/hour

75/1.5=50

50 miles/hour

After comparing all the speeds we can conclude that Tomas drove the fastest.