document.write( "Question 893963: Mr. Punches drives 50 miles per hour for the first 3 hours of his trip. What wiuld his average speed have to be for the next 2 hours of his trip if the average speed for the whole trip was 58 miles per hour
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Algebra.Com's Answer #541659 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mr. Punches drives 50 miles per hour for the first 3 hours of his trip. \n" ); document.write( " What would his average speed have to be for the next 2 hours of his trip, if the average speed for the whole trip was 58 miles per hour? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let s = the speed for the next two hrs \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "We can find the total distance of the trip, he traveled for 5 hrs and averaged 58 mph. \n" ); document.write( "58 * 5 = 290 mi \n" ); document.write( "In the 1st 3 hrs he traveled \n" ); document.write( "50 * 3 = 150 mi \n" ); document.write( "therefore he traveled \n" ); document.write( "290 - 150 = 140 mi in the last 2 hrs \n" ); document.write( "Find the av speed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check this, with a time equation, time = dist/speed \n" ); document.write( " |