SOLUTION: frankie ran k yards in p minutes and arrived at the party m minutes early. how fast should frankie have run to have arrived at the party on time?

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Question 1151653: frankie ran k yards in p minutes and arrived at the party m minutes early. how fast should frankie have run to have arrived at the party on time?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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To be in time, Frankie should cover the distance of k yards in (p+m) minutes.


Hence, his rate shout be  k%2F%28p%2Bm%29 yards per minute.    ANSWER

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