Question

Marisa’s mother is driving her to a doctor’s appointment in a town 75 mi. away. If they travel at a constant rate of speed of 50 mph, how long will it take to get to the doctor’s office? A. 1 hr. B. 1.5 hr. C. 2.5 hr. D. 3 hr.

Answer 1

B) 1.5 hr

Explanation:

75 miles/50 mph = 1.5 hrs

Answer 2

B.1.5

Step-by-step explanation: We can already add 1 hour to the answer since 75 minus 50 would be 25. Next, we know that 25 is one half of 50 so that would result in us adding half an hour or 0.5. Now we can add. 1 plus 0.5 results in 1.5