Ben drove 230 kilometers in 3 hours, and Pia drove 250 kilometers in 3 hours. Without making any calculations, who drove faster? Explain how you know.

Answer 1

To determine who drove faster, we can look at the distances each person traveled in the same amount of time. Both Ben and Pia drove for 3 hours, but they covered different distances: Ben drove 230 kilometers, and Pia drove 250 kilometers.

Since they both drove for the same amount of time (3 hours), the one who drove the greater distance is the one who was faster. Since 250 kilometers (Pia's distance) is greater than 230 kilometers (Ben's distance), we can conclude that Pia drove faster.

Thus, without making any calculations, it is clear that Pia drove faster because she covered more distance in the same time.