Need help with math problem

8 years ago

If I get behind a truck carrying a huge, wide load, with no room to get around it, traveling at 5 MPH, how long would it take me to go half a mile?

Shirley

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adellabedella_usa

8 years ago

It used to be 6 minutes, but that was before cellphones. Now you're going to have to allow time for the police and wrecker service to show up for the wreck you caused while taking a selfie and texting about the traffic jam. ;)

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H B
8 years ago
I think six minutes,
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jemdandy
8 years ago
Its 6 minutes.

At 5mph, it takes 1/5 hour to go 1 mile; It takes half of that time to go 1/2 mile or 1/10 hr to do 1/2 mile. 1/10 hour is 6 minutes. There is a more elegant way to calculate this, but this is understandable.

The rigorous way:

1 hr/5mile x 0.5 mile = 0.1 hr

0.1 hr x 60 min/hr = 6 min
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satine_gw
8 years ago
My head hurts.
tete_a_tete
8 years ago
Obviously I am worse at maths than I thought.

No, I just realised I didn't read the question properly.

This is quite a good question to ask occupants of any car behind such a truck.

Speaking of road users, what is causing all the tailgating out there? It's just ridiculous. You go the speed limit and still they are up right close behind you, trying to kill everyone. Just one little mistake and all Hell will break loose.
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cornsnake_girl
8 years ago
How big is your gun?
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cornsnake_girl
8 years ago
tete_a_tete, what lane do you use? If you are in the far left lane you are in the lane which is strictly for faster traffic and for people to pass the slower ones. If you are in the fast lane doing the speed limit and traffic is passing you on the right (another no-no) or is tailgating you you are not keeping up with traffic you need to move to the right. Keeping up with traffic means you may need to speed in order to pass the cars to your right, then move over to the right lane and drop back to the speed limit.

Let those around you pass so it keeps traffic flowing. If he average speed of the cars in the fast/passing lane is the "keeping up with traffic" (a federal law) and you are going slower than that, you should definitely be in the right lane unless you are keeping up with the person in front of you at a safe distance. There is NO good reason to drive slowly in the fast lane at all, when traffic is clear to you then PLEASE pull over to the right! This is a law I think that needs to be on every test EVERY 3 years when renewing your license plate, although different states have different time limits when you have to renew, my photo will be good from when I was 35 until I am 65!

Bottom line, no one will tailgate you in the slow lane, but if you are going too slow in the fast lane people will get pissed.
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sjerin
8 years ago
Tete, please stay in the right lanes. I'm convinced a large part of our population doesn't realize it's not cool to poke along under the speed limit in the left lanes. It may be easier for (the collective) you, so you don't have to pay as much attention to the left side of your car, but it creates frustration to those behind you.

Cornsnake, I'm gunna ignore that crude remark.
Elmer J Fudd
8 years ago
What crude remark?

Cornsnake, the vehicle codes are state laws. I don't think there are federal rules.
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
8 years ago
Yes, 6 minutes. If you can't go around it, it will take 6 minutes to go 1/2 mile. I figured it by dividing 1 hour (60 minutes) by the 5 miles per and got 12 minutes for 1 mile and so 1/2 mile would be 6 minutes. Thanks for giving my brain something to do today!!
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cornsnake_girl
8 years ago
SnidelyWhiplash You are right, they are state laws and codes, not Federal. My apologies.

sjerin Like Snidely asked, what crude remark?
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pudgeder
8 years ago
for.ever.
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anoriginal
8 years ago
six minutes
tete_a_tete
8 years ago
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I stay in the left lane.

Now before everyone screeches, "Well no wonder those poor speeding bastards tailgate Tete_a_Tete!" I live in Australia.
anoriginal
8 years ago
Here, in New Jersey, we refer to the guy/gal hogging the left lane a "Left Lane Dick"!
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