Jordyn drives at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour.

Question

You can divide d, the distance Jordyn has driven in miles, by 50, the number of miles she drives per hour, to find t, the time she’s been driving in hours. How can you represent this rule as an expression?
Distance
in miles, d
Input Output Arrow
Input Output Arrow
Time in
hours, t

Answer 1

To represent the relationship between distance \( d \) in miles and time \( t \) in hours that Jordyn has been driving at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour, you can express it using the formula:

\[ t = \frac{d}{50} \]

Here's how the input-output representation looks with arrows:

Input: Distance in miles, \( d \) \[ d , \xrightarrow{\div 50} , t \] Output: Time in hours, \( t \)

In this representation, you divide the distance \( d \) by 50 (the speed in miles per hour) to find the time \( t \) in hours.