A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 94 kilometers per hour in hopes of filming a tornado. The tornado, 7 kilometers away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly toward them, traveling at 69 kilometers per hour. If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Q. A van full of storm chasers is driving along a straight road at 94 kilometers per hour in hopes of filming a tornado. The tornado, 7 kilometers away, is traveling along the same road and moving directly toward them, traveling at 69 kilometers per hour. If neither the van nor the tornado changes course, how long will it be before they meet?If necessary, round your answer to the nearest minute.____ hours and ____ minutes
Calculate combined speed: Calculate the combined speed of the van and the tornado.Speed of van: 94 kilometers per hourSpeed of tornado: 69 kilometers per hourCombined speed = Speed of van + Speed of tornadoCombined speed =94+69Combined speed =163 kilometers per hour
Calculate meeting time: Calculate the time it will take for the van and the tornado to meet.Distance between van and tornado: 7 kilometersCombined speed: 163 kilometers per hourTime = Distance / SpeedTime =7 km /163 km/hTime hickapprox0.0429448 hours
Convert time to minutes: Convert the time from hours to minutes.Time in hours: 0.0429448 hoursMinutes in an hour: 60Time in minutes = Time in hours × Minutes in an hourTime in minutes = 0.0429448×60Time in minutes ≈2.57669 minutes
Round time to nearest minute: Round the time to the nearest minute.Time in minutes ≈2.57669Rounded time = 3 minutes (since 0.57669 is closer to 1 than to 0)