Question

A person drove from 8 am Tuesday to 5 pm Wednesday. Total drive 396 miles. He have lunch for 30 minutes on Tuesday and sleep overnight from 7 pm Tuesday and go back to drive at 5 am Wednesday. On Wednesday he have 30 minutes for lunch. What is the average speed that he drives?

Answer 1

Answer: 18mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

total distance driven = 396 miles

time driven = 8 am Tuesday to 5 pm Wednesday

total time driven in hours = 33 hours

lunch break time = 30 min Tuesday  + 30 min Wednesday

= 60 min

= 1 hour

sleep time = 7 pm Tuesday to  5 am Wednesday

= 10 hours

solution:

To find the average speed,

we are given total time driven = 33hrs.

lunch + rest time = 10hrs + 1hr

= 11hrs

total time travelled =drive time - rest + lunch time

= 33 - 11

= 22hrs

therefore;

average speed = distance / time traveled.

average speed = 396 / 22

average speed = 18 mph