Question

You are on a freeway driving at 55 mph. How far would you have traveled in two hours? (Speed * time = distance traveled).

Answer 1

Answer:

Take the total distance you want to drive, in this case 180 miles, divide that by the speed, in this case 55 miles per hour.

Remember that 1 hour is 60 minutes.

180/55= number of hours the trip will take

3.2727 hours. Remember that IS NOT 3 hours, 27 minutes. That is 3 hours plus 0.2727 hours.

60(180/55)= number of minutes the trip will take

196.363636 minutes.

3 hours = 180 minutes

(60(180/55))-180= 3 hours, 16.363636 minutes

Or 3 hours, 16 minutes, and 21.8 seconds.

Keep in mind that all of this assumes a constant speed, and I doubt you will be able to maintain a consistent speed of 55 mph for 3 hours, 16 minutes and 21.8 seconds, at some point someone in the car will need a potty break.