SOLUTION: A motorist leaves Shellberg at 6:18 am, drives the 241 miles to Peakview , takes a 1 hour and 25 minute break and then drives a further 207 miles to Mooseville, arriving at 9:38 pm

Question 723743: A motorist leaves Shellberg at 6:18 am, drives the 241 miles to Peakview , takes a 1 hour and 25 minute break and then drives a further 207 miles to Mooseville, arriving at 9:38 pm.
(a) Assuming the motorist drives at a constant speed throughout the journey, at what speed (to the nearest mile per hour) does he/she travel?
Answer: 32 miles per hour
(b) If the motorist had gone 16 miles per hour faster than the speed you recorded in part (a), at what time (to the nearest minute) would he or she arrive?
Answer: ? pm
(c) If the motorist had gone 20 miles per hour faster than the speed you recorded in part (a), at what time (to the nearest minute) would he or she arrive?
Answer: ? pm
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