Question

2. You are called to a crime scene and need to get there as quickly as possible. The crime scene is 10.5 miles away.
You will be able to drive an average of 45 miles per hour. Approximately how long will it take you to get to the
scene?
A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 5 minutes
D. 14 minutes

Answer 1

The time taken to reach the scene is 14 minutes, the correct option is D.

What is Speed?

Speed is the rate at which a certain distance is covered in a given period of time, it is represented in m/sec, km/hr, etc.

The distance is 10.5 miles

The speed of driving is 45 miles/ hour

Time period = ?

Let t denotes the time taken to reach

Speed =  Distance / Time

45 = 10.5 / t

t = 10.5/45 = 0.233 hours

t = 0.233 *60 = 14 minutes

Therefore, the time taken to reach the scene is 14 minutes, the correct option is D.

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