SOLUTION: A hiking trail is 8.7 km long, if it takes me one hour to hike 1800 m, how many hours will it take for me to complete the hike?

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Question 938392: A hiking trail is 8.7 km long, if it takes me one hour to hike 1800 m, how many hours will it take for me to complete the hike?
Answer by Stitch(470)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets fist convert the length of the trail to meters.
In 8.7km, the k stands for 1000.

The length of the trail in 8700m.
We know that you can hike 1800m in one hour.
Divide the length of the trail by that given speed.

It will take 5 hours to complete the hike.

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