How much time can be saved in traveling from Charlottesville to Roanoke at the new speed limit?

Question

For many years, the posted highway speed limit was 88.5 km/hr, but in recent years, some rural stretches of highway have increased their speed limit to 104.6 km/hr. In the state of Virginia, the distance from Charlottesville to Roanoke is 183 km. How much time can be saved in traveling from Charlottesville to Roanoke at the new speed limit? Convert your answer to minutes.

Answer 1

Hi Hadassah J.,

183 km*(60 min/88.5 km - 60 min/104.6 km) = 19 min.

Since this is 4 days old I wrote a short answer.

Let me know if you need more explanation, Joe.