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document.write( "Johnathan drove to the airport to pick up his friend. A rainstorm forced him to drive at an average speed of 45 mph, reaching the airport in 3 hours. He drove back home at an average speed of 55 mph. How long, to the nearest tenth of an hour, did the trip home take him?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rainstorm forced him to drive at an average speed of 45 mph, reaching the airport in 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: distance to the airport = rate*time = 45 mph * 3 hr = 135 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He drove back home at an average speed of 55 mph. How long, to the nearest tenth of an hour, did the trip home take him?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time = distance/rate = 135 mi / 55 mph = 2.45 hrs = 2hr 33 minutes<BR>\n" );
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