Math

Mr. Elliott needed to visit the village school on Wednesday. The car left Mazar at 8:00AM and stopped to see the District Education Minister at 9:00AM. After having tea and candy the group discussed schools in the district and left for the villages at 9:30AM. They arrived at the village school at 11:30AM and talked with the principals and met with students until 2:30PM. The car left the village school at 2:30PM and got back to Mazar at exactly 5:30PM. The odometer on the car registered that the trip had been exactly 40 total miles.

1. How many hours did the trip take altogether? ______________ Show how you found that answer.

2. How much time was spent driving in the car? ________________ Show how you got that number.

3. What was the average driving speed for this trip on the roads of Afghanistan?________________________ Show how you got this answer.