document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=637558>Question 637558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a trip a student drove 40 mph for 2 hours and then drove 30 mph for 3 hours what is the average rate in mph for the whole trip </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "40 mph for 2 hrs = 80 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 mph for 3 hrs = 90 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average rate = (total distance)/(total time) = 170 miles/5 hrs = 34 mph<BR>\n" );
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