Marcy drove 260 miles in 4 hours. Katie drove 408 miles in 6 hours. Determine the unit rato of each driver. who is driving at q faster speed?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Marcy drove 260 miles in 4 hours
Katie drove 408 miles in 6 hours
Determine the unit ratio of each driver, and whose driving at a faster speed.
Solution:
In order to determine the unit ratio, and which driver is driving faster, we use solve the velocity of each driver.
v = d/t
Marcy's Velocity
Substitute the given values of the distance and the time.
v = 260 miles /4 hours
v = 65 mile/ hour
Katie's velocity
v= 408 miles/ 6 hours
v =68 mile/ hour
Now we can determine the ratio between the two drivers by comparing their velocities per hour.
Ratio between Marcy's velocity and Katie's velocity = 65:68
Based on the answers, it is clear that Katie is driving faster than Marcy. Since Katie's speed is 68 mi/h while Marcy's speed is 65 mi/h