Question:
Lisa walks at an average speed of 6 km/h for 15 hours.
Dan completes the same distance in an hour. Calculate Dan's average speed.
Answer:
[tex]Speed = 90km/hr[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Lisa:
[tex]Speed = 6km/hr[/tex]
[tex]Time = 15\ hr[/tex]
First, we calculate the distance covered by Lisa:
[tex]Distance = Speed * Time[/tex]
[tex]Distance = 6km/hr * 15\ hr[/tex]
[tex]Distance = 90km[/tex]
So, Dan distance can be represented as:
[tex]Distance = 90km[/tex] --- Dan completes the same distance as Lisa
[tex]Time = 1\ hr[/tex] -- Time to complete the distance
Dan's average speed is:
[tex]Speed = \frac{Distance}{Time}[/tex]
[tex]Speed = \frac{90km}{1\ hr}[/tex]
[tex]Speed = 90km/hr[/tex]
Hence, Dan's average speed is 90km/hr