can someone please help me with these problems.
The posted speed limit for trucks along national route 3 is 35mph. how many kilometers will a convoy cover after 3.7 hours on the road traveling at the posted.
a) 804.85
b)129.5
c)208.37
d)80.4
The village of Umatata does not show up on the BP road map. It will be the main water resupply point. ON the 1:50,000 grid map, the village is 27.5
kilometers north of the company staging area. On the BP map, one mile is equal to 1/8 inch. You inform your subordinate leader to accurately mark their BP maps with the water supply location. How many miles is the water point from staging area and how many inches is it on the BP map? (round to the nearest inch)
28.18 miles )or_ 4inches
17.07 miles (or) 2inches
10.86 miles (or)2 inches
44.25 miles )or) 6 inches.
Including yourself, you have an 11-man squad prepared to build fortifications for the next six hours. It is 98-degrees in the shade . You have directed each soldier to drink one quart of water per hour during this period. Each individual hast two 1-quart canteens full of water. HOw many five=gallon cans will it take to provide the rest of the required drinking water?
3
44
4
2
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To solve these problems, we'll go through each one and explain how to arrive at the correct answer.
1) The posted speed limit for trucks along national route 3 is 35mph. We want to find out how many kilometers a convoy will cover after 3.7 hours at that speed.
To convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour, we need to multiply the speed in miles per hour by a conversion factor of 1.60934 (since 1 mile is equal to 1.60934 kilometers).
So, the speed of the convoy in kilometers per hour would be:
35 mph * 1.60934 = 56.3279 km/h
Now, to find the distance covered in 3.7 hours, we can multiply the speed in kilometers per hour by the time in hours.
56.3279 km/h * 3.7 hours = 208.36223 km
So, the convoy will cover approximately 208.37 kilometers (rounded to two decimal places), which corresponds to option c) 208.37.
2) The village of Umatata is 27.5 kilometers north of the company staging area. We need to determine the distance in miles between the two locations as well as the distance on the BP map in inches.
Given that 1 mile is equal to 1/8 inch on the BP map, we can set up a conversion factor to make the conversion.
27.5 km * 0.621371 (conversion factor for km to mi) = 17.087925 miles
So, the distance between the staging area and the village is approximately 17.07 miles.
Now, to find the distance on the BP map in inches, we can multiply the distance in miles by the conversion factor of 1 mile equals 1/8 inch.
17.087925 miles * (1/8) inch per mile = 2.1359906 inches
Rounded to the nearest inch, the distance on the BP map is 2 inches. Therefore, the correct answer is option b) 17.07 miles (or) 2 inches.
3) In this problem, we have 11 people who will be working for 6 hours, and each person needs to drink one quart of water per hour. We are given that each person has two 1-quart canteens of water.
To calculate the total amount of water needed, we can multiply the number of soldiers (11) by the number of hours (6) by the amount of water per hour (1 quart).
11 soldiers * 6 hours * 1 quart = 66 quarts of water
Since 1 gallon is equal to 4 quarts, we can convert the total quarts to gallons by dividing by 4.
66 quarts / 4 = 16.5 gallons
To find out how many 5-gallon cans are needed, we can divide the total gallons by 5.
16.5 gallons / 5 gallons per can = 3.3 cans
Since we can't have a fraction of a can, we need to round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, it will take 4 five-gallon cans to provide the rest of the required drinking water.
So, the correct answer is option 4) 4.
I hope this explanation helps you understand how to solve these problems. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!