your family is planning a 4-h car trip. along the way, you are planning to make a 1/2-h stops. at what time should you leave home to arrive at the destination by 8:00pm.?
8:00 - 4.5 hours = 3:30
To determine the time you should leave home, we need to calculate the total travel time including stops and subtract it from the desired arrival time.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Start with the desired arrival time: 8:00 pm.
2. Determine the total travel time, which includes both driving time and the time spent on stops. In this case, you are planning to make stops every 1/2 hour.
The total number of stops can be calculated by dividing the total travel time by the duration of each stop. As you plan to make a stop every 1/2 hour, divide the total travel time by 1/2 hour.
3. Calculate the total travel time without stops. Subtract the total time spent on stops from the desired arrival time.
4. Subtract the driving time from the total travel time to find the time you should leave home.
Let's do the calculations:
1. Desired arrival time: 8:00 pm.
2. Total travel time with stops:
- Subtract the stop time from the total travel time.
- If you plan to make a stop every 1/2 hour, and you have x number of stops, the total time spent on stops can be calculated as (1/2) * x.
3. Total travel time without stops:
- Subtract the time spent on stops from the desired arrival time.
- Total travel time = Desired arrival time - Total time spent on stops
4. Driving time:
- Subtract the driving time from the total travel time to determine the time you should leave home.
- Driving time = Total travel time - Total time spent on stops.
By following these steps, you can calculate the time you need to leave home to arrive at the destination by 8:00 pm.