SOLUTION: warren lived 60 miles from work, he drove at an average of 45 mph and arived 15 minutes after the 8:00 starting time, when did he leave his home?

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Question 1108579: warren lived 60 miles from work, he drove at an average of 45 mph and arived 15 minutes after the 8:00 starting time, when did he leave his home?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ikleyn:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +t+ = time in hrs for the whole trip
+60+=+45t+
+t+=+3%2F4+ hrs
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8:15 minus 45 min = 7:30
when he left home

Answer by ikleyn(52756) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The time to get work is 60%2F45 = 4%2F3 hours = 1 hour and 20 minutes.


As he arrived at 8:15 am, his starting time was 6:55 am.


Any other answer is WRONG.

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Notice: your post was written in grammatically incorrect way, since you neglect using dots and capital letters, when it is needed.

Also, the form you chose to ask the question, is very unpleasant . . .