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anonymous one year ago Tim is driving from Savannah, Georgia to Portland, Oregon. The distance between the two cities is 2,400miles. A) If he travels for 8 hours every day at an average speed of 65 miles per hour, how many days will it take him to complete his journey ? Round to the nearest tenth of a day if necessary

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1. anonymous

$\frac{2400}{8\ 64}=\frac{75}{16}=4.6875=4.7$

2. anonymous

Is 4.7 the final answer ? @robtobey

3. anonymous

Yes, 4.7 days

4. anonymous

Alrighty thank you so much :) @robtoobey

5. anonymous

Your welcome.

6. anonymous

Wait I have a question isn't it supposed to be 65 underneath the 2400 ?

7. anonymous

65 is correct. I made mistake. "Haste makes waste" Sorry about that. The method is correct. I calculated 4.6 days the second time.

8. anonymous

Its okay & once again thanks @robtobey

9. anonymous

Can you help me with the second part of the question ? @robtobey

10. anonymous

@robtobey can u help me ?

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