Question 13 Marks
Anita was driving at a speed of 85.6 km per hour. The road had a speed limit of 55 km per hour. By how much should she reduce her speed to be within the speed limit?
Answer
View full question & answer→Speed at which Anita is driving = 85.6 km per hr.
Speed limit = 55 km per hr.
∴ Anita should reduce her speed by 85.6 km per hr – 55 km per hr.
$\begin{aligned} & \begin{array}{r}85.6 \\ -55.0 \\ \hline 30.6\end{array} \\ & =30.6 km \text { per } hr \text {. } \\ & \end{aligned}$
= 30.6 km per hr.
∴ Anita should reduce her speed by 30.6 km per hour to be within the speed limit.
Speed limit = 55 km per hr.
∴ Anita should reduce her speed by 85.6 km per hr – 55 km per hr.
$\begin{aligned} & \begin{array}{r}85.6 \\ -55.0 \\ \hline 30.6\end{array} \\ & =30.6 km \text { per } hr \text {. } \\ & \end{aligned}$
= 30.6 km per hr.
∴ Anita should reduce her speed by 30.6 km per hour to be within the speed limit.
