Question

Dave hiked to the top of a mountain. He started the hike at 8:59 A.M. It took 2 hours and 35 minutes to get to the top of the mountain and 1 hour and 29 minutes to hike back down. What time was it when Dave finished the hike?

Answer 1

that isn't the right answer

Answer 2

To find out what time it was when Dave finished the hike, we need to add the total hiking time to the start time.

Total hiking time = time to hike up + time to hike down
Total hiking time = 2 hours 35 minutes + 1 hour 29 minutes
Total hiking time = 4 hours 4 minutes

Adding the total hiking time of 4 hours 4 minutes to the start time of 8:59 A.M.:

8:59 A.M. + 4 hours 4 minutes = 12:03 P.M.

Therefore, Dave finished the hike at 12:03 P.M.

Answer 3

I apologize for the mistake. Let's correct the calculation.

Total time taken to hike up = 2 hours 35 minutes
Total time taken to hike down = 1 hour 29 minutes

Total hiking time = 2 hours 35 minutes + 1 hour 29 minutes
Total hiking time = 4 hours 4 minutes

Adding the total hiking time of 4 hours 4 minutes to the start time of 8:59 A.M.:

8:59 A.M. + 4 hours 4 minutes = 1:03 P.M.

Therefore, Dave finished the hike at 1:03 P.M. Thank you for pointing out the error.