Question
A truck driver drove 48 miles in 45 minutes, At this rate, how many miles can the truck driver drive in one hour?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many miles the truck driver can drive in one hour, we can first calculate the driver's rate in miles per minute and then convert that to miles per hour.
1. **Calculate the rate in miles per minute:**
- The truck driver drove 48 miles in 45 minutes.
- Rate = \( \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{48 \text{ miles}}{45 \text{ minutes}} \)
\[
\text{Rate in miles per minute} = \frac{48}{45} \approx 1.0667 \text{ miles per minute}
\]
2. **Convert to miles per hour:**
- Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we multiply the rate in miles per minute by 60 to find the rate in miles per hour.
\[
\text{Rate in miles per hour} = 1.0667 \text{ miles per minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes} \approx 64 \text{ miles per hour}
\]
Thus, at this rate, the truck driver can drive approximately **64 miles in one hour**.
1. **Calculate the rate in miles per minute:**
- The truck driver drove 48 miles in 45 minutes.
- Rate = \( \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{48 \text{ miles}}{45 \text{ minutes}} \)
\[
\text{Rate in miles per minute} = \frac{48}{45} \approx 1.0667 \text{ miles per minute}
\]
2. **Convert to miles per hour:**
- Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we multiply the rate in miles per minute by 60 to find the rate in miles per hour.
\[
\text{Rate in miles per hour} = 1.0667 \text{ miles per minute} \times 60 \text{ minutes} \approx 64 \text{ miles per hour}
\]
Thus, at this rate, the truck driver can drive approximately **64 miles in one hour**.