document.write( "Question 892728: Jack droved at 80 km/s for the first 5/9 of his journey. he then completed the remaining 24 km of his journey in 12 minutes.
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document.write( "how long did he take to complete the whole journey?
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document.write( "what was his speedfor the second part of his journey? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #540992 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jack droved at 80 km/s for the first 5/9 of his journey. he then completed the remaining 24 km of his journey in 12 minutes. \n" ); document.write( "how long did he take to complete the whole journey? \n" ); document.write( "what was his speed for the second part of his journey? \n" ); document.write( "I will assume you meant 80 km/hr instead of 80 km/sec for the first part of the journey \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "let x=total distance of the journey \n" ); document.write( "4/9=24/x \n" ); document.write( "4x=9*24 \n" ); document.write( "x=54 km \n" ); document.write( "(5/9)x=30 km \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "for the first 5/9 of his journey \n" ); document.write( "travel time=distance/speed \n" ); document.write( "30 km/80 km/hr=3/8 hr=22.5 min \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "for the second part of his journey \n" ); document.write( "speed=distance/travel time \n" ); document.write( "24 km/(12/60) hr=120 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "how long did he take to complete the whole journey=22.5+12=34.5 min \n" ); document.write( "what was his speed for the second part of his journey=120 km/hr \n" ); document.write( " |