Question

chads family is renting a cabin at greenbow state park, which is 390 miles from where they live. they plan to leave early in the morning on saturday and stop after 4 hours to have lunch. they will complete the trip in the afternoon. they plan to drive at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. how many hours will they drive in the afternoon? write your answer as a whole number or a decimal.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate morning distance

Distance = speed × time = $60 \times 4 = 240$ miles

Step2: Find remaining distance

Remaining distance = total distance - morning distance = $390 - 240 = 150$ miles

Step3: Calculate afternoon driving time

Time = remaining distance / speed = $\frac{150}{60} = 2.5$ hours

Answer:

2.5