A driver averaged 48 miles per hour and took 5 hours to travel between two cities. What is the distance between the two cities?

Question

Trying to find the distace between the two cities. 

Answer 1

The basic formula is:  distance = speed x time

 

You know the speed is 48 miles per hour, and the time is 5 hours.

 

So to find the distance, just multiply the two together, to get 240 miles.