Question

Rita drove an average of 55 mi/h on her trip to the mountains.

You can use the expression 55h to find out how many miles she
drove in h hours. If she drove for 5 hours, how many miles did
she drive?​

Answer 1

Rita drove 275 miles in 5 hours

Explanation:

Given:

Average speed at which Rita drove = 55 mi/h

Expression to find the distance driven by Rita in
`h` hours isgiven as:
`55h`

To find the distance driven by Rita in 5 hours.

Solution:

In order to find the distance driven by Rita in 5 hours we will plugin
`h=5` in the expression given to calculate the distance driven by Rita.

Thus, distance traveled by Rita in 5 hours can be calculated as:

⇒
`(55* 5)\ miles`

⇒
`275\ miles` (Answer)