The speed of a toy car is 0.18 m/s, and the equation relating distance and time is d = 0.18t. How many hours would it take for the car to travel 1 km?

Question

answers:

A. 0.18 hours

B. 1.5 hours

C. 5.6 hours

D. 5556 hours

Answer 1

t = d/v = (1000 m)/(0.18 m/s) ≅ 5556 s = 5556/3600 hours ≅ 1.54 hours 

 

Answer (B) is close.