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Question
A car travels 90 km in 3 hours with constant speed. It will travel 140 km in 5 hours at the same speed
Options
True
False
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Solution
False
Explanation;
Hint: 1 hour the car travels = `90/3` = 30 km
In 5 hours the car travels = 30 × 5 = 150 km
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