A car drives an avg speed of 65 mph drives to Florida(1200miles) what is the drive time? No stops also

Question

No stops either 

Answer 1

Kyle,

 

Are you planning a road trip? The average speed is in mph. Let's write that as miles/hour. We have distance over time. The distance to Florida is 1200 miles. Remember the formula

 

distance = speed x time

 

So, you can write

 

1200 miles = (65 miles / hour) x (time).

 

We need to solve for time. Divide both sides by 65 miles / hour.

 

1200 miles / (65 miles / hour) = time.

 

The time it takes is

 

time = 18.46 hours (18 hours rounding to two significant digits).

 

I hope this helps you get to Florida on time without stopping!

Answer 2

v = speed = 65 mph

 

d = distance = 1200 miles

 

t = time = d/v = (1200 miles) / (65 miles per hour) ≅ 18.46 hours