Question

Jenny drives from Paris to Rochefort, a distance of 483 km. her average speed on the journey is 84 km/h, she leaves at 9:50. What time does she arrive in Rochefort

Answer 1

The correct answer is 3: 35

Explanation:

To calculate at what time Jenny will arrive in Rochefort, the first step is to calculate the approximate time of the trip. Now, to calculate this consider the time of a movement (t) equals to the distance (d) divided by the speed (s), the process is shown below:

t = 483 km / 84 km/h

t = 5.75 hours

In this number 5 refers to the hours and 0.75 represents 45 minutes considering 0.75 x 60 minutes in one hour = 45 minutes. Therefore, the total time from Paris to Rochefort is 5 hours and 45 minutes. Now, to calculate the time of arrival add this result to the time of departure.

Add the hours: 5 hours + 9 hours: 14 hours

Add the minutes: 50 minutes + 45 minutes =95 minutes

95 minutes are equivalent to 1 hour (60) minutes and 35 minutes

Calculate the total

Hours: 14 hours + 1 hour = 15 hours or 3  in the 12 hour system (15 hours - 12 hours = 3 p.m.)

Minutes: 35 minutes