SOLUTION: During a 5-hour drive, a trucker drove at 50 mph for the first hour, and 60 mph for the following 4 hours. How far did the truck drive in total?

Question 944282: During a 5-hour drive, a trucker drove at 50 mph for the first hour, and 60 mph for the following 4 hours. How far did the truck drive in total?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s = d/t
d = st
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first leg:
a = 50*1
a = 50 miles
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second leg:
b = 60*4
b = 240 miles
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d = a + b
d = 50 + 240
d = 290 miles
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