Question

A salesperson has to drive 500 miles. For the first three hours she drove at 65 mi/h. For the next two hours she drove at 55 miles per hour. How many more miles does she have to drive?

Answer 1

Answer: she has 195 miles more to cover

Step-by-step explanation:

A salesperson has to drive 500 miles.

For the first three hours she drove at 65 miles/hour.

Distance = speed × time.

This means that distance covered in the first 3 hours is

65 ×3 = 195 miles

For the next two hours she drove at 55 miles per hour.

This means that distance covered in the next two hours is

55 × 2 = 110 miles

The total distance that the salesperson has to cover is 500 miles

Distance already covered is

195 + 110 = 305 miles

Distance remaining will be total distance - distance already covered. It becomes

500 - 305 = 195 miles