{"id":224669,"date":"2025-06-03T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=224669"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T11:00:20","slug":"a-car-travels-from-boston-to-hartford-in-4-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/03\/a-car-travels-from-boston-to-hartford-in-4-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"A car travels from Boston to Hartford in 4 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A car travels from Boston to Hartford in 4 hours. The two cities are 240 kilometers apart. What was the average speed of the care during the trip? A. 4 km\/hour B. 60 km\/hour C. 36 km\/hour D. 960 km\/hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find the average speed<\/strong> of the car during the trip, we use the formula for average speed: Average speed=Total distanceTotal time\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{\\text{Total distance}}{\\text{Total time}}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Distance from Boston to Hartford = 240 kilometers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Time taken = 4 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Now plug the values into the formula: Average speed=240 km4 hours=60 km\/hour\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{240 \\text{ km}}{4 \\text{ hours}} = 60 \\text{ km\/hour}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u2705 Correct answer: B. 60 km\/hour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n

    Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To determine how fast the car was traveling on average, we use the fundamental concept of average speed<\/strong>, which is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken to travel that distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In this case, the car is traveling between two cities: Boston and Hartford. We are told the journey covers a total distance of 240 kilometers<\/strong>, and it takes exactly 4 hours<\/strong> to complete the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Using the formula for average speed: Average speed=DistanceTime\\text{Average speed} = \\frac{\\text{Distance}}{\\text{Time}}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plugging in the given values: 240 km4 hr=60 km\/hr\\frac{240 \\text{ km}}{4 \\text{ hr}} = 60 \\text{ km\/hr}<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This means that, on average, the car covered 60 kilometers every hour<\/strong> during the 4-hour trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Understanding average speed is important because it gives a simplified measure of how fast a vehicle or person is moving, even if they slow down or speed up at different times. Average speed does not<\/strong> reflect variations in speed during the trip\u2014it\u2019s a general measure from start to finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s consider the other answer choices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • A. 4 km\/hour<\/strong> is incorrect\u2014it would mean the car took 60 hours to travel 240 km.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • C. 36 km\/hour<\/strong> is also incorrect\u2014it would imply the trip took over 6.5 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • D. 960 km\/hour<\/strong> is unreasonably high and more appropriate for an airplane than a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Therefore, the most logical and mathematically correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n

      B. 60 km\/hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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