Lou broke the2 min mile bar on Aug 24th. he gallop to a win in Maine, in 1 min, 58.5 sec. How far did he run?

Question

(2)Joe completed a 292 mile run down the mississippi River. It took him 89 hours and 48 min. to swim from St. Louis to caruthersville, Missour. What was his average speed?
(3) The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 2635.84 after a gain of 43.84 points on August 10,1937. What was the Dow Jones industrial Average at the beginning of that day?
(4) On August 1, 1984 George and Frank completed a 3,000 mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat. They landed in England, after having left New York on June 6th. Counting the day they left and arrived, how many days did the trip take?
(5) Joe ended his first around the world flight in his famous plane, 'Winnie mae." He travelled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, and 45 minutes. What was his average speed?
(6)A minimum wage of 40 cents per hour was established on July 12, 1933. How much would a worker have made for 40 hours a week at minimum wage?

Answer 1

You don't even have to calculate the first one, the answer is in the question. (2)Divide the number of miles by the number of hours (or minutes, and convert it to hours). (3.) Subtract. (4) Use a calendar.(5) Same as #2 (6) Multiply