SOLUTION: You are driving to a destination that is 60 miles away. You want to get there for an appointment in an hour. Unfortunately, you get stuck in traffic and can only go 30 miles an hou

Question 1045602: You are driving to a destination that is 60 miles away. You want to get there for an appointment in an hour. Unfortunately, you get stuck in traffic and can only go 30 miles an hour for the first 20 minutes of your drive. How fast must you go for the remainder of your drive to arrive on time?
Found 2 solutions by advanced_Learner, josmiceli:
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
60=+
= miles per hour
x is miles per hour
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 hr = min

So, the 2nd of the drive must take hr
to arrive on time
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For 1st part of trip:

mi
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The distance for 2nd part of trip is mi
Let = the speed for 2nd part of trip

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You must go 75 mi/hr for the 2nd part of the trip
to arrve on time
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