Question

A professional cyclist is training for the Tour de France. What was his average speed in miles per hour if he rode the 120 miles from Laval to Blois in 4.7 hours? Use the formula d = rt, and round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

I assume the d = rt is distance=rate/time?

Answer 2

Oh and WELCOME TO OPEN STUDY!

Answer 3

yes and thank you

Answer 4

Okay so if we read through our question again we can see our distance is 120 his rate is unknown and his time is 4.7 miles. So our new equation is

120=R(4.7)

Now it's a one step equation. Can you solve this?

Answer 5

is the answer 25.5?

Answer 6

yes or no?

Answer 7

Yes! Nice job! Now if we plug in 25.5 in our equation our answer will be 119.85 rounded up will be 120!! Way to go!!

Answer 8

thanks

Answer 9

A gardener wants to create a rectangular vegetable garden in a backyard. She wants it to have a total area of 120 square feet, and it should be 12 feet longer than it is wide. What dimensions should she use for the vegetable garden? Round to the nearest hundredth of a foot.