If you drove day and night without stopping for one year without exceeding the legal highway speed limit in the United States, the maximum number of miles you could drive would be closest to:
A) 8700.
B) 300000.
C) 500000.
D) 1000000.
E) 32000000.

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Assuming you never stop, you would be driving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In the United States, the maximum speed limit is typically 70 miles per hour on highways.

Therefore, in one day you could drive a maximum of:

24 hours/day * 70 miles/hour = 1680 miles/day

In one year (365 days), you could drive a maximum of:

365 days * 1680 miles/day = 613,200 miles

However, this assumes that you never have to slow down or stop, which is not realistic. You may encounter traffic, road work, or other obstacles that require you to slow down or even stop.

Therefore, a more realistic estimate would be to assume an average speed of 60 miles per hour, which includes time spent slowing down and stopping.

In one day, you would then drive a maximum of:

24 hours/day * 60 miles/hour = 1440 miles/day

In one year, you could drive a maximum of:

365 days * 1440 miles/day = 525,600 miles

This is closest to option C) 500000.

If You Drove Day and Night Without Stopping for One