Question

A bus service drives passengers between Milwaukee and Chicago every day. They travel from city to city eight times each day. The distance between the two cities is 89 miles..In February there are 28 days. The company's budget allows for 28,000 total miles for February. Do you think the budget is reasonable? Explain

Answer 1

First calculate the total distance covered each day:

distance per day = 89 miles * 8 = 712 miles / day

 

Then calculate for the whole month (28 days):

distance = 712 miles / day * 28 days = 19,936 miles

 

Since the actual distance is lesser than the budget, hence it is reasonable.