SOLUTION: if a men starts his journey by a car at 4.30 pm to cover a distance of 171 km moving at 12.5 m/s then at what time he will complete his journey.

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Question 1007494: if a men starts his journey by a car at 4.30 pm to cover a distance of 171 km moving at 12.5 m/s then at what time he will complete his journey.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since distance = rate * time, or d = rt, then
t = d/r = 171 km / 12.5 m/s = 171000 m / 12.5 m/s = 13680 seconds
This is 13680 / 60 = 228 minutes or 3 hours, 48 minutes.
Add that to 4:30 pm and get
8:18 pm