The winner of a 500 mile race drove his car to victory at a rate of 101.442 mph. What was his time to the nearest thousandth of an hour?

Answer 1

500/101.442 = 4.929 hours = 4 hours 55 min 45 sec

Answer 2

At a rate of 101.442 miles/hour it would take 4.929 hours. Divide 500 by 101.442 and round to the quotient to the thousandths.