SOLUTION: If I lived 500 miles from the nearest city and I drive by car how many hours would it take me to arive there,driving at the speed of 70 miles per hour?

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Question 769623: If I lived 500 miles from the nearest city and I drive by car how many hours would it take me to arive there,driving at the speed of 70 miles per hour?
Answer by ramkikk66(644)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Distance = Speed * Time taken
Therefore Time = Distance / Speed
Distance = 500
Speed = 70
So time taken = 500/70 = 7.14 hours or approximately 7 hours and 8 minutes.
It's as simple as that :)

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