The winner of a 1000mile race drove his car to victory at a rate of 126.3702 mph. What was his time (to the nearest thousandth of an hour)?

Respuesta :

time = distance / speed

time = (1000 mi)/(126.3702 mi/h) ≈ 7.913 h

Answer:

[tex]7.913\ hour[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

Using proportion

[tex]\frac{126.3702}{1}\frac{miles}{hour}=\frac{1,000}{x}\frac{miles}{hours}\\ \\x=1,000/126.3702\\ \\x=7.913\ hour[/tex]