Question

It takes Mrs. Rice 4 hours to drive the 240 miles to visit her sister in Plano.

Calculate the rate to the nearest whole mile per hour for Mrs. Rice's drive.

Answer 1

Given:

Time = 4 hours

Distance = 240 miles

To find:

The speed or the rate mile per hour for Mrs. Rice's drive.

Solution:

We know that,

`Speed =(Distance)/(Time)`

On substituting the given values, we get

`Speed =(240)/(4)`

`Speed =60`

Therefore, the speed or rate is 60 mile per hour for Mrs. Rice's drive.