Evie took 2hrs And 20 min to drive 100 miles . How many minutes would it take to drive 10 miles at the same rate

Answer 1

First, we need to get everything in the same units. Because the question asks 'how many minutes' we need to convert the 2hrs and 20mins into all mins. :

1hr = 60mins--->2hrs = 2(60mins) = 120mins

Therefore, 2hrs and 20mins = 120 + 20 = 140mins

If you drive 100 mile in 140 minutes, you get:

100 miles = 140 minutes

1 mile = 140mins/100miles = 1.4mins/mile

Multiply this rate by 10 miles and you get:

10 miles X 1.4mins/mile = 14 minutes

Your answer is 14 minutes!

Hope this helps!