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Question 1031643: Jones covered a distance of 50 miles on his first trip. On a late trip he traveled 300 miles while going three times as fast. His new time compared with the old time was
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(a) three times as much
(b) twice as much
(c) the same
(d) half as much
(e) a third as much Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jones covered a distance of 50 miles on his first trip. On a late trip he traveled 300 miles while going three times as fast. His new time compared with the old time was
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r = speed for 50 miles
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t1 = 50/r
t2 = 300/(3r) = 100/r
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