How do I figure this out

Question

Some friends drove 513 miles in one day. It took them 9 hours. How many miles-per-hour did they drive?

Answer 1

As it reads, miles per hour tells you the operation that will need to be don. We can see that per equates to division. So with that, all you do is take the miles and divide by the total hours:

513 miles / 9 hours = 57 miles per hour (miles/hour)

Hope that was helpful, let me know if you have any questions.

Answer 2

Hello, Hi N.!

Notice the way the question is phrased? Miles per hour. This phrasing helps you set up the problem. It is telling you to write miles ÷ hours.

So take the miles, 513, and divide them by the hours, 9.

513 miles ÷ 9 hours = 57 miles per hour

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Katie