Question

Vijay's family is leaving for Galactic Gardens Resort once his parents get home from work on Friday. Their house is 544 miles from the resort. They plan to stop and spend the night at a hotel after 3 hours of driving, then complete the rest of the trip on the second day. If their average speed is 64 miles per hour, how long will they drive on the second day?

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Answer 1

Answer:

5.5 hours i think

Step-by-step explanation:

64 x 3 = 192 for the first day

544 - 192 = 352

64 x 5.5 = 352

therefor your anwser is 5.5

Answer 2

The time taken by Vijay's family to drive on the second day is 5.5 hours.

What is speed?

Speed is defined as the ratio of the time distance travelled by the body to the time taken by the body to cover the distance.

The time is calculated as:-

For 3 hours of driving at an average speed of 64 miles per hour, the distance covered is,

d = 64 x 3 = 192miles

Miles remaining for the second day is,

544 - 192 = 352 miles

Time taken to cover 352 miles second day is,

T = 352 / 64 = 5.5 hours

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