Question

Rita's family is moving to Grand Junction to Dallas. The moving van averages 60 miles each hour. About how many hours does the van take to reach Dallas? Explain your work

Answer 1

Answer:

16 hours and 20 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Please consider the complete question.

Rita's family is moving to Grand Junction to Dallas, which is 980 miles. The moving van averages 60 miles each hour. About how many hours does the van take to reach Dallas?

To find the time taken by van to reach Dallas, we will divide total distance by speed.

$\text{Time}=\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}$

$\text{Time taken to reach Dallas}=\frac{980\text{ Miles}}{60\frac{\text{ Miles}}{\text{Hour}}}$

$\text{Time taken to reach Dallas}=\frac{980\text{ Miles}}{60}\times \frac{\text{ Hour}}{\text{Miles}}$

$\text{Time taken to reach Dallas}=\frac{98}{6}\text{ Hour}$

$\text{Time taken to reach Dallas}=16.3333\text{ Hour}$

Let us convert 0.3333 hours into minutes by multiplying 0.3333 by 60.

$0.3333\times 60=19.998\approx 20$

Therefore, it will take 16 hours and 20 minutes for the van to reach Dallas.