Question

Regina travels ½ of a kilometer for every ¼ of a minute she drives. You were told that the trip from Times Square to Pelham Parkway is 72 kilometers. How many minutes would her trip have taken by car?

Answer 1

36 minutes.

Explanation:

For every mile she takes it's 1/2 of a minute. Then just do 72/2 and get 36 :)

Answer 2

36 minutes.

Explanation:

The best way to solve this is to find how much distance is traveled in a minute and then divide the total distance by the distance traveled in a minute. Now let's apply.

1/4 x 4 = 1 minute, so in this problem, 1/2 x 4 = 1 minute.

1/2 x 4 = 2.

72 / 2 = 36.

Her trip would have taken 36 minutes by car.