A race car travels at a speed of 230 miles per hour. The race track on which the car is competing is 400 miles long. About how long does it take for the car to finish, disregarding pit stops and yellow flags?

A) 174 minutes

B) 345 minutes

C) 1 hour 45 minutes

D) 2 hours 14 minutes

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Adriana Ritter

6 June, 23:49

A race car travels at a speed of 230 miles per hour. The race track on which the car is competing is 400 miles long. About how long does it take for the car to finish, disregarding pit stops and yellow flags?

A) 174 minutes

B) 345 minutes

C) 1 hour 45 minutes

D) 2 hours 14 minutes

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Micah Stephenson · Answer 1

To solve for this we will be using the formula S = D/T

S = Speed

D = Distance

T = Time

First we need to re-arrange this formula to solve for time

T = D/S

T = 400/230

T=1.74 hours

.74 hours is close enough to. 75 that we can say it is 45 minutes

So it is 1 hour and 45 minutes

A race car travels at a speed of 230 miles per hour. The race track on which the car is competing is 400 miles long. About how long does it take for the car to finish, disregarding pit stops and yellow flags?A) 174 minutesB) 345 minutesC) 1 hour 45 minutesD) 2 hours 14 minutes

A race car travels at a speed of 230 miles per hour. The race track on which the car is competing is 400 miles long. About how long does it take for the car to finish, disregarding pit stops and yellow flags?

A) 174 minutes

B) 345 minutes

C) 1 hour 45 minutes

D) 2 hours 14 minutes