Question

Wade bicycles at a speed of 10 miles an hour and arrives at his office in only 15 minutes. What is the distance in miles to his office?

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance to his office is 2.5 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Wade bicycles at a speed of 10 miles an hour and arrives at his office in only 15 minutes.

To find : What is the distance in miles to his office?

Solution :

The relationship between distance, speed and time is

$\text{Distnace}=\text{Speed}\times \text{Time}$

The speed of bicycle is 10 miles per hour.

Time taken is 15 minutes.

Converting into hours,

1 hour = 60 minutes

1 minute = $\frac{1}{60}$ hours

15 minute = $\frac{15}{60}$ hours

15 minute = 0.25 hours

Substitute the value sin the formula,

$\text{Distnace}=10\times0.25$

$\text{Distnace}=2.5$

Therefore, The distance to his office is 2.5 miles.