Question

When Cara drives to work, it takes her 30 minutes to drive 15 miles. On her days off, she likes to drive to her favorite donut shop. It takes Cara 6 minutes to drive to The Dreamy Donut Shop at the same rate. How many miles away is The Dreamy Donut Shop?

Answer 1

Answer:

3 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we find the rate at which she drives, that is her speed.

Speed is given as:

speed = distance / time

When Cara drives to work, it takes her 30 minutes to drive 15 miles. Her speed is:

s = 15 / 30 = 0.5 miles per minute.

She drives at the same rate to The Dreamy Donut Shop and it takes her 6 minutes.

From the formula of speed, distance is given as:

distance = speed * time

Therefore, the distance of The Dreamy Donut Shop is:

distance = 0.5 * 6 = 3 miles

The Dreamy Donut Shop is 3 miles away.