Question

James drove 986 miles from Philadelphia to Orlando in 14.5 hours. He continued to drive at the same average speed and drove another 714 miles. What is the total amount of time James spent driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans?

Answer 1

Answer:

James Spent 25 hours driving from  Philadelphia to New Orleans.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Distance from Philadelphia to Orlando = 986 miles

Time required to travel Philadelphia to Orlando = 14.5 hrs

Distance from Orlando to New Orleans = 714 mile.

We need to find the total amount of time James spent driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans.

Solution:

First we will find the average speed from Philadelphia to Orlando.

We know that;

Speed is equal to distance divided by time.

framing in equation form we get;

average speed from Philadelphia to Orlando = $\frac{986}{14.5}=68\ mi/hrs$

Now given that he traveled with same speed from Orlando to New Orleans.

So we will find the time required from Orlando to New Orleans.

We know that;

Time is equal to Distance divided by speed.

framing in equation form we get;

time required from Orlando to New Orleans = $\frac{714}{68}= 10.5 \ hrs$

Now we will find the total time James spent on driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans.

the total time James spent on driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans is equal to sum of Time required to travel Philadelphia to Orlando and time required from Orlando to New Orleans.

framing in equation form we get;

the total time James spent on driving from Philadelphia to New Orleans = 14.5 + 10.5 = 25 hours.

Hence James Spent 25 hours driving from  Philadelphia to New Orleans.