SOLUTION: A ship travels the 200-mile route from Fort Kearney to Omaha at an average rate of 40 miles per hour. The ship reaches Omaha at 1 p.m. What time did it leave Fort Kearney?

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Question 38585: A ship travels the 200-mile route from Fort Kearney to Omaha at an average rate of 40 miles per hour. The ship reaches Omaha at 1 p.m. What time did it leave Fort Kearney?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance = Rate x Time
200 miles = 40mph x Time

Divide both sides by 40, and you get
200%2F40=+Time = 5 hours.

If the ship arrived at 1 p.m., then it left Fort Kearney 5 hours before 1 p.m., which would be at 8 a.m.

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