SOLUTION: A car travels 230 miles in t hours at a speed of r. If the car travels half as fast but five times as long, how far does it travel?

Question 495686: A car travels 230 miles in t hours at a speed of r. If the car travels half as fast but five times as long, how far does it travel?
Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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So, the second equation appears to be the first equation * 5/2.
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You can do a mental exercise to determine if that's the right answer.
It traveled 1/2 as fast, so in the same amount of time it would have traveled 1/2*230 = 115 miles.
But we're also told it travelled for 5 times as long: 5*115 = 575.
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Done.
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