Question

Jan and Julie went for a bike ride. They started their ride at 09:30 and finished at 15:15. • They stopped for a drink for 20 minutes • They took 45 minute for lunch • They rested for 10 minutes. How long were they riding on their bikes for? (excluding stops)

Answer 1

Given:

Jan and Julie started their ride at 09:30 and finished at 15:15.

Stopped for a drink = 20 minutes

Lunch = 45 minute

Rest = 10 minutes

To find:

Time they are riding on their bikes (excluding stops).

Solution:

Jan and Julie started their ride at 09:30 and finished at 15:15.

So, total time of ride including stops is 5 hours 45 minutes or we can say 345 minutes calculated as

`30+60+60+60+60+60+15=345\text{ minutes}`

We need subtract Drink, lunch and rest time from the total time to get the Time they are riding on their bikes (excluding stops) is

`345-20-45-10=270 \text{ minutes}`

Therefore, the total time they are riding on their bikes (excluding stops) is 270 minutes.