Question

His train has been running for 2 1/2 days straight at a constant speed of 4.8 mph.How far has he traveled? Do we need to convert any of the units to solve this problem?

Answer 1

Answer:

288 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

His train has been running for 2 1/2 days.

We have to convert it into hours.

As we know:

1 day = 24 hours

$2\frac{1}{2} = \frac{5}{2}\ days=$ $\frac{5}{2} \times24=\frac{120}{2} =60\ hours$

Speed of train = 4.8 miles per hour

Distance traveled by train = ?

Solution:

As we know:

$Distance=Speed\times Time$

              $=4.8\times60=288\ miles$

Therefore, the train will travel 288 miles.