A police car was traveling down Ocean Parkway in a high-speed chase from Jones Beach. The car was at Jones Beach at exactly 7:00 p.m. ( t = 0), and was at Oak Beach, 13 miles from Jones Beach, at exactly 7:04 p.m. How fast was the police car traveling? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
A) miles/min.
B) miles/min.
C) miles/min.
D) miles/min.
E) miles/min.

Question

A police car was traveling down Ocean Parkway in a high-speed chase from Jones Beach. The car was at Jones Beach at exactly 7:00 p.m. ( t = 0), and was at Oak Beach, 13 miles from Jones Beach, at exactly 7:04 p.m. How fast was the police car traveling? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)
A) miles/min. 
B) miles/min. 
C) miles/min. 
D) miles/min. 
E) miles/min.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The police car traveled 13 miles in 4 minutes (7:00 p.m. to 7:04 p.m.). We can convert minutes to hours by dividing by 60: 4/60 = 0.067 hours. 
Using the formula: speed = distance/time, we get speed = 13/0.067 ≈ 194.0 miles/hour. 
Rounding to the nearest tenth gives us the answer of 194.0 miles/hour ≈ 194.1 miles/minute ≈ 11 miles/min. The closest answer choice is B.

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