Problema Solution

If James drives 1/5 mile in each 1/4 hour, how far does he drive in 60 minutes.

Answer provided by our tutors

since average speed = distance/time we have


the average speed of James is


v = (1/5)/(1/4)


v = 4/5 mph


v = 0.8 mph


for t = 60 min = 1 hr he will pass v*t = 1*(4/5) = 0.8 miles.