Concept explainers
Find the time would it take Sancho to ride 30 miles.
Answer to Problem 65STP
Time taken to cover 30 miles is 1 hour 53 minutes. Option A is correct.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Sancho can ride 8 miles on his bicycle in 30 minutes.
4 Options are:
A: 8 hours; B: 6 hours 32 minutes; C: 2 hours; D: 1 hour 53 minutes.
Concept Used:
Sancho can ride 8 miles on his bicycle in 30 minutes.
We need to find the time needed to ride 30 miles at this rate.
Let the time taken for 30 miles is x minutes.
Set a proportion:
Calculation:
Let the time taken for 30 miles is x minutes.
Set a proportion:
Time taken to cover 30 miles at the rate 8 miles in 30 minutes is 112.5 minutes.
Option A is correct.
Thus, time taken to cover 30 miles is 1 hour 53 minutes. Option A is correct.
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