Question

John bikes at a speed of 10 miles per hour. His friend Brian is slower, his biking speed is only 8 miles per hour. The route John traveled yesterday took him 1.5 hours. How long was the route?

Answer 1

15 miles

Explanation:

Answer 2

15 miles

Explanation:

Speed of John biking = 10 miles per hour

Time taken by John to travel the route = 1.5 hours

We know that

distance = speed * time

now that we know time and speed for John

we can distance by using the above formula

distance = 10 miles per hour* 1.5 hour = 15 Miles

Thus, the route was 15 miles long.