You backpacked for a distance of 15.75 miles today. If you backpacked at an average speed of 1.26 miles per hour, how many hours did you spend backpacking today?

Question

hours and
minutes

Answer 1

v = speed

d = distance

t = time

v = d / t

t = d / v

In this case:

d = 15.75 mil

v = 1.26 mil / h

t = d / v = 15.75 mil / 1.26 mil / h = 12.5 h = 12h 30 min