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Zorluk: KolayCalculating Rate and Time

A Coast Guard cutter is navigating to a waypoint that is 135135 miles away. If the vessel travels at a steady rate of 3030 miles per hour, how much time will it take to reach the waypoint?

  1. A
    44 hours and 55 minutes
  2. B
    77 hours and 3030 minutes
  3. 44 hours and 3030 minutesCevap
  4. D
    44 hours and 5050 minutes

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The correct answer is 44 hours and 3030 minutes.
To find the travel time, divide the total distance by the speed: 135÷30=4.5135 \div 30 = 4.5 hours. Since 0.50.5 of an hour is exactly half of 6060 minutes, it equals 3030 minutes. Thus, the total travel time is 44 hours and 3030 minutes.

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1
Set up the formula for finding time given distance and rate.
Time=13530Time = \frac{135}{30}
The standard relationship between distance, rate, and time is Time=DistanceRateTime = \frac{Distance}{Rate}.
2
Divide the total distance by the rate to find the time in hours.
135÷30=4.5135 \div 30 = 4.5 hours
Performing the division gives the total travel time in decimal hours.
3
Convert the decimal portion of the hour into minutes.
0.5 hours×60 minutes/hour=30 minutes0.5 \text{ hours} \times 60 \text{ minutes/hour} = 30 \text{ minutes}
Since the options are presented in hours and minutes, the fractional hour must be converted using the factor of 6060 minutes per hour.

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