Question

Jamal was riding his bike home at a speed of 12 mph. On his trip out, he had traveled 8 miles away from his house. He has been traveling for a half hour at this speed.
How far away from home is he?

1 mile

2 miles

3 miles

4 miles

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Answer 1

Answer:

2 miles

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Jamal is 2 miles away from his home.

Option B.

Explanation:

The initial distance of Jamal from his home is 8 miles. He needs to return home from his trip.

The speed that Jamal kept was constant for 30minutes and he drove at a speed for 12 miles per hour.

Speed of Jamal = 12 mph.

Time of travel = 30minutes =0.5 hours.

So distance traveled by Jamal = $12 \times0.5$miles. = 6miles.

Initial distance of Jamal = 8 miles.

So final distance = $8-6$ miles = 2miles.

So Jamal is 2 miles away from his home.