Question

MATHEMATICS: A boy leaves home at 09:15 hours and arrives at 10:05 hours. If he travels nonstop at an average speed of 6kmh ,what is the distance,in km of his home from school?
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Answer 1

Answer:

5 km.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to calculate the distance if we apply the speed formula that would be the distance in a given time:

v = d / t

therefore, if we solve for distance it would be:

d = v * t

Now the speed is 6 km / h but the time must be calculated, it leaves at 9:15 and returns at 10:05, that is, there is no exact time but 50 minutes, one hour equals 60 minutes, therefore:

50 min * 1 h / 60 min = 0.833 h, that is, the child took 0.833 hours to get to school, now if we replace:

d = 6 * 0.8333

d = 5

In other words, the distance between the school and the house is 5 km.