Question

The police went on a wild chase to catch a man speeding through town in a black pick-up truck. At times their speeds exceeded eighty-five miles per hour. At that rate, how many miles would the car go in 20 minutes? (round to the nearest whole mile)

Answer 1

Explanation:

To find out how many miles the car would go in 20 minutes, we need to determine the distance covered in one minute and then multiply it by 20.

Given that the car's speed exceeded 85 miles per hour, we can calculate the distance covered in one minute by dividing 85 by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in an hour).

85 miles/hour ÷ 60 minutes/hour = 1.4167 miles/minute

Therefore, the car would travel approximately 1.4167 miles in one minute.

To find the distance covered in 20 minutes, we multiply the distance covered in one minute by 20:

1.4167 miles/minute × 20 minutes = 28.3334 miles

Rounding to the nearest whole mile, the car would go approximately 28 miles in 20 minutes.

Answer 2

Answer: About 28 miles.

Explanation:

First, we will find the rate of miles per minute.

85 miles / 60 minutes = 1.41666667 miles per minute

Next, we will multiply this rate by 20 minutes:

20 minutes * 1.41666667 miles per minute ≈ 28 miles