Question

The winner of a 1000mile race drove his car to victory at a rate of 126.3702 mph. What was his time (to the nearest thousandth of an hour)?

Answer 1

Time = distance / speed

time = (1000 mi)/(126.3702 mi/h) ≈ 7.913 h

Answer 2

Answer:

$7.913\ hour$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Using proportion

$\frac{126.3702}{1}\frac{miles}{hour}=\frac{1,000}{x}\frac{miles}{hours}\\ \\x=1,000/126.3702\\ \\x=7.913\ hour$