SOLUTION: a car travelled 450 miles in 7.5 hours. a traffic accident cut the car's driving speed in half for 1.5 hours. what was the car's speed for the remainder of the trip?
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Question 38345: a car travelled 450 miles in 7.5 hours. a traffic accident cut the car's driving speed in half for 1.5 hours. what was the car's speed for the remainder of the trip? Answer by fractalier(2101) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Remember that distance = rate * time, or D = RT.
So if the car travels 450 miles in 7.5 hours, its rate is
R = D/T = 450/7.5 = 60 mph
If that speed is cut in half, the new rate is 30 mph.
