Question

A loaded truck covers 16 km in 25 minutes. At the same speed, how far can it
travel in 5 hours?
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Answer 1

Given:

A loaded truck covered 16 km in 25 minutes.

To find :

How far it can travel in 5 hours?

Solution :

Converting hours to minutes -

1 hour = 60 minutes

5 hours = 5 x 60 = 300 minutes

5 hours = 300 minutes.

Finding the distance covered by truck in 5 hours -

In 25 minutes it covered 16 km.

300 minutes = ? km

= 300 x 16 ÷ 25

= 4800 ÷ 25

= 192.

So, truck covered 192 km in 5 hours.

Answer 2

✔ Given :-

• A loaded truck covers 16 km in 25 minutes.

✔ To Find :-

• At the same speed, how far can it travel in 5 hours?

✔ Solution :-

1 hour = 60 minutes.

So, 5 hours = 300 minutes.

Now, Finding the distance.

300×16/25

➳ 4800/25.

➳ 192 km.

Hence, The Distance Covered in 5 hours is 192 km.