Question 604595: On Thursday September 8, 2011 Arkansas State Senator Bruce Holland was convicted of fleeing a police officer. He was reportedly going 110 miles per hour during a 17 mile chase. Rounding to the nearest minute, how long did the chase last?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! On Thursday September 8, 2011 Arkansas State Senator Bruce Holland was convicted of fleeing a police officer. He was reportedly going 110 miles per hour during a 17 mile chase. Rounding to the nearest minute, how long did the chase last?
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Assuming he was traveling at 110 mph the entire time of the 17 mile chase (which, I'm sure he wasn't) then:
17/110 = .155 hours
or, about 9 minutes
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