Opal left home at 6.35 a.m. and drove towards the theme park which was 683 km away. For the first 288 km, she was travelling at 72 km/h. Then she increased her speed by 7 km/h and completed the remaining journey.
- How long did she take for her whole journey?
- At what time did she reach the theme park?
(a)
Time taken to travel 288 km
= 288 ÷ 72
= 4 h
Distance of the remaining journey
= 683 - 288
= 395 km
Speed for remaining journey
= 72 + 7
= 79 km/h
Time taken to travel remaining journey
= 395 ÷ 79
= 5 h
Time taken to travel the whole journey
= 5 + 4
= 9 h
(b)
9 h after 6.35 a.m. = 3.35 p.m.
Answer(s): (a) 9 h; (b) 3.35 p.m.