document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056889>Question 1056889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Marcos is training for a bike race that will take place next month. On Saturday he rode his bike 225 miles in a practice race at an average speed of 29 miles per hour, and he averaged 20 miles per hour for the remaining part of the race. If it took Marcos 9 hours to finish the practice race, how much time did he spend riding at a rate of 29 miles per hour?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On Saturday he rode his bike 225 miles in a practice race at an average speed of 29 miles per hour, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and he averaged 20 miles per hour for the remaining part of the race. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it took Marcos 9 hours to finish the practice race, how much time did he spend riding at a rate of 29 miles per hour?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "dist = 225 miles ; rate = 29 mph ; time = 7.76 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:: 7.76 hrs = 7 hrs 45 min 36 sec<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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