SOLUTION: Rene is going to the lake to visit some friends. If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take her to get to the lak

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Question 583087: Rene is going to the lake to visit some friends. If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take her to get to the lake?

Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.5 hrs just by looking at the problem
very simple
if shes going 40 miles in 1 hour then in 1 hour shes traveled 40 miles so 40 from 60 is 20 miles left to go
20 is exactly half of the miles so if she is driving only half the distance its half the time too so 1 and 1 half hours or 1.5hrs
once you recognize this and it clicks these types of problems wont take u more then 5 secs to answer.