If a man runs for an hour and a half at 8 miles an hour due south; and then he continues south on a bus traveling at 55 miles an hour for 24 minutes, how far did he travel?

If you would like to know how far did the man travel, you can calculate this using the following steps:

an hour and a half ... 1 1/2 hours = 3/2 hours

3/2 hours ... x miles = ?
1 hour ... 8 miles

3/2 * 8 = 1 * x
x = 3/2 * 8
x = 12 miles

55 miles ... 1 hour = 60 minutes
y miles = ? ... 24 minutes

60 * y = 55 * 24
y = 55 * 24 / 60
y = 22 miles

x + y = 12 miles + 22 miles = 34 miles

The correct result would be 34 miles.