If Fred drives 720 miles in 6 hours, how far should he drive in 8 hours? (assume he drives at the same speed)

Divide 720 by 6 to find how many miles he travels in one hour. That gives you his average mph.

Multiply his average mph by 8 to see how far he could drive in 8 hours.

Are you sure your numbers are correct. It's impossible to legally drive 720 miles in 6 hours.

I typed it wrong it should be 270 miles in 6 hours

Whew! That's better. If he had traveled 720 miles in 6 hours, his average speed would have been 120 mph.

Divide the miles by the number of hours.

270/6 = mph

mph x 8 = distance traveled in 8 hours.

To find out how far Fred should drive in 8 hours, we can use the concept of speed.

Speed is defined as the distance traveled divided by the time taken. We can determine Fred's speed by dividing the distance he traveled by the time he took.

Fred's speed is given by:

Speed = Distance / Time

In this case, Fred drove 720 miles in 6 hours:

Speed = 720 miles / 6 hours
Speed = 120 miles/hour

Now that we know Fred's speed is 120 miles per hour, we can calculate the distance he should drive in 8 hours.

Distance = Speed * Time

Distance = 120 miles/hour * 8 hours
Distance = 960 miles

Therefore, Fred should drive 960 miles in 8 hours if he drives at the same speed.