SOLUTION: A hurricane traveled 279 miles in 3 hours. If the average rate at which the hurricane is moving increases by 6%, what is the distance that the hurricane will travel in the followin
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Question 792655: A hurricane traveled 279 miles in 3 hours. If the average rate at which the hurricane is moving increases by 6%, what is the distance that the hurricane will travel in the following 5 hours?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
279/3=93mph
93*1.06=98.58mph
98.58*5=492.9 miles
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