Question 165457: A businessman drives from Washington D.C. to Boston, a distance of 442 miles, and then makes the return trip. On the way to Boston, he drives 65 miles per hour, taking a 1-hour rest stop during the drive. After finishing his business in Boston, he makes the return trip driving at 60 miles per hour and takes a 45-minute rest stop halfway through the trip.
Which leg of the journey, Washington D.C. to Boston, or Boston to Washington
D.C., takes the longer time?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A businessman drives from Washington D.C. to Boston, a distance of 442 miles,
and then makes the return trip. On the way to Boston, he drives 65 miles per
hour, taking a 1-hour rest stop during the drive. After finishing his business
in Boston, he makes the return trip driving at 60 miles per hour and takes a
45-minute rest stop halfway through the trip.
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Which leg of the journey, Washington D.C. to Boston, or Boston to Washington
D.C., takes the longer time?
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Find the time of each trip; (45 min = .75 hrs
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To:  + 1 = 7.8 hrs
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Return:  + .75 = 8.12 hr
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