Question

Your family decides to take a long road trip for the summer. You will be riding in the
car while it moves at a fairly constant rate for eight hours to reach your destination.
Record your answers to the questions about this road trip below
Use the table, graph, or equation to predict how far the car would travel if it drove
for 10 hours instead of 8.

Answer 1

To predict how far the car would travel in 10 hours, we'll first need to know the speed at which the car is traveling. For this example, let's say the car is moving at a constant speed of \(60\) miles per hour (mph).

**Step 1: Calculate the distance traveled in 8 hours.**

Using the formula for distance:
\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} \]

For 8 hours:
\[ \text{Distance} = 60 \, \text{mph} \times 8 \, \text{hours} = 480 \, \text{miles} \]

**Step 2: Predict the distance traveled in 10 hours.**

Using the same formula:
\[ \text{Distance} = 60 \, \text{mph} \times 10 \, \text{hours} = 600 \, \text{miles} \]

**Conclusion:**

If the car travels at a constant speed of \(60\) mph, it would travel **600 miles** in **10 hours**.

If you have a different speed in mind, you can simply replace the speed in the calculations above to get the corresponding distance for 10 hours.