SOLUTION: Jamie biked m miles at a speed of k miles per hour. What distance did she cover during the last 15 minutes of her trip?

Question 1100918: Jamie biked m miles at a speed of k miles per hour. What distance did she cover during the last 15 minutes of her trip?
Answer by ikleyn(52795) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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15 minutes =  of an hour.


Distance = speed*time =   =  = 0.25*k miles.


Answer.  The distance under the question  0.25*k miles, assuming that 0.25*k <= m.  If not, then that distance is m miles.

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