Question

Mark, Yolanda, Jaime, and Sharon are four friends who decided to meet each other in Charleston on Friday to tour the city for a holiday weekend. Each friend had to drive a different distance from their homes. The table shows how far each friend traveled to Charleston and how long it took each to travel there.

Which friend traveled at the highest velocity to Charleston?

Answer 1

Mark

Explanation:

Concepts + Application

The velocity, in this case, is the speed of each friend's car while traveling to Charleston. To find the speed, we divide the number of miles (aka the distance) by the number of hours. The friend with the greatest quotient is the one who traveled at the highest velocity.

Solution

250 ÷ 5 = 50

240 ÷ 4 = 60

135 ÷ 3 = 45

110 ÷ 2 = 55

As you can see, 60 mph is the greatest velocity, so the person who traveled at the highest velocity to Charleston is Mark.