Question

A car travels 272 miles in 4 hours and 15 minutes. How many miles does it travel per hour?

Answer 1

4hrs and 15 mins can be written as 4.25 cuz (15 is a qrtr of a hr) if u use the s = d/t eq and sub it in it gives ur ans.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The car travels 64 miles per hour.

Explanation:

The problem is asking for the ratio between distance and time, and that it's the definition of speed, so we use:

`v=(d)/(t)`

Now, we need to find the ratio in miles and hours, that means we have to transform 15 minutes into hours to know the total time in hours.

We know that 1 hours is 60 minutes, applying this ratio, we have:

`15min(1hr)/(60min)=0.25 hr`

So, the total time the car travels is 4.25 hours.

Now, we calculate the ratio:

`v=(272  \ miles)/(4.25  hours)=64 \ miles/hr`

Therefore, the car travels 64 miles per hour.