Question

a boy walked to his friends house 12 miles away. he averaged 2.5 miles per hour, how many hours did it take to reach the house ?

Answer 1

12/2.5=4.8 hours
miles = miles/ hour

Answer 2

Boy take 4.8 hour to reach the house.

Explanation:

Distance that boy walked to his friends house = 12 miles

Speed of boy = 2.5 miles per hour

We have to find: number of hours taken by boy.

We using speed distance time formula,

`Speed=(Distance)/(Time)`

`Time=(12)/(2.5)`

Time = 4.8 hours

Therefore, boy take 4.8 hour to reach the house.