SOLUTION: Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. You are driving at an average rate of 50 miles per hour. You must drive a total of 345 miles. If you have already driven

Question 942639: Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. You are driving at an average rate of 50 miles per hour. You must drive a total of 345 miles. If you have already driven 145 miles, how much longer will it take you to reach your destination?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose you are driving to visit a friend in another state. You are driving at an average rate of 50 miles per hour. You must drive a total of 345 miles. If you have already driven 145 miles, how much longer will it take you to reach your destination?
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time = (345-145)/50 = 200/50 = 4 hrs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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