Answer: 16.78 miles
Explanation:
distance = rate * time
we're given the rate ( 5 m/s) and we're given the time it takes to get home (1.5 hrs). But notice how the units of hours don't match the seconds of the rate so we need to convert the hours into seconds.
1 hr = 3600 seconds so 1.5 hours = 5400 seconds
now we can plug it in and solve for the distance
distance = (5 m/s) * 5400 seconds
distance = 27000 m
now we have to convert meters to miles, so we divide our answer by 1609 and get 16.78
