Question

a cross-country racer travels 20 kilometers before she realizes that she has to cover at least 75 kilometers in order to qualify for the next race. if the racer travels at a rate of 10 kilometers per hour, how many whole hours will it take her to reach the 75-kilometer mark?

Answer 1

so find how much the racer needs to cover more
she covered 20 and needs to cover 75
75-20=55
she needs to cover 55 more

so 10 km per hour
10 times x hours=55 miles
divide both sides by 10
x hours=5.5

since you want whole hours, we round up so she at least gets there
6 hours is the answer