Problema Solution
A boat was traveling 12 1/2 miles each hour. at that rate, how many miles would it travel in 1 1/2 hours
Answer provided by our tutors
let
v = 12 1/2 mph = (12*2 + 1)/2 = 25/2 mph
t = 1 1/2 hr = (1*2 + 1)/2 = 3/2 hr
d = the distance
since v = d/t we have
d = v*t
d = (25/2)*(3/2)
d = 75/4
d = 18.75 mi
the boat would travel 18.75 miles.