Question

You are going to spend no more than 3 hours hiking. During the 3 hours, you will take a 15 minute break. You can hike at a rate of 2.75 miles per hour. What is the greatest number of miles that you can hike?

Answer 1

3 hours minus 15 minutes = 2 hours 45 minutes (2.75 hours)

(2.75 mph)(2.75 hours) = 7.5625 miles