Question

Amelia is traveling from Los Angeles, California to Mesa, Arizona. The total distance she will drive is 388 miles amelia would like to get to Mesa in approximately seven hours she is wondering at West speed she will need to travel in order to make that happen using the formula d=vt rearranging the formula to highlight the quantity of interest

Answer 1

To determine the speed Amelia needs to travel in order to reach Mesa in seven hours, you'll want to rearrange the formula for distance, which is \(d = vt\).

In this equation:
- \(d\) is the distance (388 miles),
- \(v\) is the speed (what we want to find), and
- \(t\) is the time (7 hours).

To isolate \(v\), you can rearrange the formula as follows:

\[
v = \frac{d}{t}
\]

Now, substituting in the values for \(d\) and \(t\):

\[
v = \frac{388 \text{ miles}}{7 \text{ hours}}
\]

Now, performing the division:

\[
v \approx 55.43 \text{ miles per hour}
\]

Thus, Amelia will need to travel at an average speed of approximately **55.43 miles per hour** to reach Mesa in about seven hours.