Question

Ashley can ride her bicycle 15 miles in 2 hours. There are 60 minutes in 1 hour, and there are 1,760 yards in 1 mile. How many yards does Ashley travel?

Answer 1

Speed is given by:
speed=distance/time
given that:
1 mile=1,760 yards
1 hour=60 min
then the speed in yards/sec will be:
distance Ashley covered is 15 miles
time=2 hours
thus;
speed=(15x1760)/(2x60)
=220 yards/ min

Answer 2

If Ashley can ride her bicycle 15 miles in 2 hours, then in order to find how many yards she travels in that time, we simply multiply miles/hour by yards/mile to yield yards/hour. So 15 miles in 2 hours * 1760 yards in 1 mile yields a yardage distance of 28160 yards ridden in the two-hour period.