Question

If a bus with an average speed of 40 miles per hour travels for 30 minutes, how far will it have gone?

Answer 1

In this question, it is given that

If a bus with an average speed of 40 miles per hour travels for 30 minutes.

Here time is 30 minutes. And 1 hour have 60 minutes. SO the given times is 0.5 hour .

And the speed is 40 miles per hour .

We have to find the distance. And distance is the product of speed and time. That is

$Distance = 40 *0.5 = 20 \ miles$

Answer 2

One hour is 60 minutes. since you're looking for 30 minutes, do 40 x 30 and divide by 60.

Answer: 20 miles in 30 minutes