Question

Santa claus wants to arrive in new york on the 24th of december at 9am sharp. at what time does he need to leave his home town in finland with his sleigh if he travels with an average speed of 80 miles per hour?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

8:00 AM on December 21.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Official Hometown of Santa Claus is Rovaniemi Finland. According to Google, this is 3924 miles from New York City.

If Santa travels at 80 mi/hr, it would take him 3924/80 = 49.05 hours to make this trip.

He wants to arrive at 9:00 AM December 24. Subtracting 24 hours of the trip, this puts us at 9:00 AM December 23. Subtracting another 24 hours of the trip (making 48 so far), this puts us at 9:00 AM December 22. Subtracting one more hour of the trip (making 49 hours), this puts us at 8:00 AM December 22. This is when he must leave.

Answer 2

According to google maps the distance from Santa Claus hometown to New York is 1251.55 mi.

So if Santa travels at 80 miles per hour , 1251.55 mi / 80 miles per 1 hour it would take Santa approximately 16 hours to travel to New York.

So Santa must leave Finland at 5 pm to reach New York at 9 am.

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