SOLUTION: Jamie biked m miles at a speed of k miles per hour. What distance did she cover during the last 15 minutes of her trip?

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Question 1100918: Jamie biked m miles at a speed of k miles per hour. What distance did she cover during the last 15 minutes of her trip?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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15 minutes = 1%2F4 of an hour.


Distance = speed*time = k%2A%281%2F4%29  = %281%2F4%29%2Ak = 0.25*k miles.


Answer.  The distance under the question  0.25*k miles, assuming that 0.25*k <= m.  If not, then that distance is m miles.