Jill calculates that the distance between London and Manchester, England, is about 280,000 meters. If she drives at a rate of 80 kilometers per hour, how long will it take Jill to drive from London to Manchester?

please help! I suck at word problems..

Question

Jill calculates that the distance between London and Manchester, England, is about 280,000 meters. If she drives at a rate of 80 kilometers per hour, how long will it take Jill to drive from London to Manchester?

please help! I suck at word problems..

anonymous · Answer

a) 3 1/2 hours
b) 3,000 hours
c) 35 hours
d) 2/7 hour

anonymous · Answer

280,000 meters is equal to 280 kilometers. so 80 goes into 280 about 3.5 times. so the answer is a.    good job baby im proud of you. :)