SOLUTION: Alan participated in a car race in which he had to cover a distance of at least 50 kilometers. he had fuel in his car for a maximum distance of 53 kilometers. if the distance is gi

Question 824193: Alan participated in a car race in which he had to cover a distance of at least 50 kilometers. he had fuel in his car for a maximum distance of 53 kilometers. if the distance is given by s(t)=3t+47,where t is the time in hours find the minimum and maximum number of hours for which Alan can drive his car
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For at least 50 km:
km

hr
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For a maximum of 53 km:

hrs
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the minimum number of hours
for which Alan can drive his car
is 1 hr
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the maximum number of hours
for which Alan can drive his car
is 2 hrs
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