Word Math Problem

Question

Leonard is leaving on a midnight train to Georgia. His departure city is Philadelphia, PA and arrival city is Savannah, GA. The train is traveling at a velocity of 60 miles per hour. Savannah, GA is located 718 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Rounding off the nearest hour, how long will Leonard be on this train if they do not stop in any other states?

Answer 1

718 mi ÷ 60 ^mi/_hr

718 hr ÷ 60

We can factor out a 2:

359 hr ÷ 30

 

       11.9

    ----------

30|359.0

     30

     -------

      59

      30

      ------

      290

      270

      ------

        20

 

We just need to round off to the nearest hour, so we don't need to go into further decimals. You can round off from here.