Joe is the owner and CEO of Pinecrest Enterprises, a real estate development company in Boise, Idaho. The company has taken on a new development project outside of town, and Joe wants to drive out to survey the proposed development site. The site is 30 miles away from Joe’s office. Setting a good example, Joe drives the speed limit of 45 miles per hour to the development site and back.
What is the total amount of time that Joe will spend driving to and from the development site?
60 / 45 = 1 1/3 hours
To determine the total amount of time Joe will spend driving to and from the development site, we need to calculate the time it takes for each leg of the trip.
Since Joe drives the speed limit of 45 miles per hour, we can use the formula:
Time = Distance / Speed
First, let's calculate the time it takes for Joe to drive from his office to the development site:
Distance = 30 miles
Speed = 45 miles per hour
Time = 30 miles / 45 miles per hour
Time = 0.67 hours or approximately 40 minutes
Next, let's calculate the time it takes for Joe to drive back from the development site to his office:
Distance = 30 miles
Speed = 45 miles per hour
Time = 30 miles / 45 miles per hour
Time = 0.67 hours or approximately 40 minutes
Now, to find the total amount of time Joe will spend driving to and from the development site, we add the time for the outbound trip and the return trip:
Total Time = Outbound Time + Return Time
Total Time = 0.67 hours + 0.67 hours
Total Time = 1.34 hours or approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes
Therefore, Joe will spend a total of 1 hour and 20 minutes driving to and from the development site.