SOLUTION: On a construction crew, Lionel set the crew record for laying carpet when he laid 1,410 square meters of carpet in 77 hours. Suppose Samara laid 220 square meters of carpet in 4.5
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Question 1092568: On a construction crew, Lionel set the crew record for laying carpet when he laid 1,410 square meters of carpet in 77 hours. Suppose Samara laid 220 square meters of carpet in 4.5 hours.
Complete the equation to model this situation where xx is the average speed Samara would need to maintain during the remaining 2.5 hours in order to tie Lionel's record.
1,410=
What speed (in square meters per hour) would Samara need to average during the remaining 2.5 hours to tie Lionel's record?
Samara would need to average .... square meters per hour. Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1410=220+2.5xx
2.5xx=1190
xx=476
Samara would need to average 476 sq. meters per hour to tie Lionel's record
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