document.write( "Question 835436: You drove for 1 hour at 50 mph with what average speed would you have to drive for the next 3/4 of an hour for your average for the whole trip to be 56 mph \n" ); document.write( "
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You drove for 1 hour at 50 mph with what average speed would you have to drive for the next 3/4 of an hour for your average for the whole trip to be 56 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "average = total distance/total time
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\n" ); document.write( "56 = (1*50 + (3/4)r)/(1+(3/4))
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\n" ); document.write( "56 = (50 + (3/4)r)/(7/4)
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\n" ); document.write( "50 + (3/4)r) = (7/4)56 = 98
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\n" ); document.write( "(3/4)r = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "r = (4/3)(48)
\n" ); document.write( "r = 64 mph
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