Question

A police car drives with a constant speed of 50 miles per hour. How long will it take to travel a distance of 175 miles?

Answer 1

Answer:

It will take the police car 3.5 hours to travel a distance of 175 miles traveling at a rate of 50 miles/hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a car is traveling at a constant speed of 50 miles/hour and we wish to know how long it will take it to travel a distance of 175 miles, we will use this formula

d = r*t

Where d is the distance traveled in miles

r is the rate of speed in miles/ hour, and

t is the time in hours

d in this case is 175 miles and r is 50 miles/hour, plugging this in, we have

175 miles = (50 miles/hour) * t         Divide both sides by 50 miles/hour

Our miles unit will cancel out, leaving us with

3.5 hours = t