If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take for her to get to the lake

Question

If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take for her to get to the lake

Answer 1

Hi, Sedria.

 

Okay, so Rene is driving at 40 m/hr.

Let t = the time she needs to drive (in hours)

If she needs to drive 60 miles, then our equation is:

distance = rate x time

 

60 = 40t

t = 60/40

t = 1.5 or 1 1/2 hours.

 

 

Answer 2

This is a physics and math problem. Distance = Velocity x Time is the equation you need to solve it that says the distance travelled is equal to how fast you're going times the time. In this case, the distance is 60 miles and the velocity is 40 miles/hour. 

 

60 miles = 40 miles/hour x Time

 

Rearrange the equation and you get: 

 

60/40 = time = 1.5 hours

 

As a side note, if you're driving in a car at 60 miles per hour that means every hour, you will go 60 miles. You can divide the total miles left by the speed limit to figure out roughly how long it will take you to get there. 

 

 

Answer 3

d = r · t

d / r = t

 

60 mi / 40 mph = ?