SOLUTION: Wendy was traveling from Baltimore, MD to Cleveland, OH. For the first 2 3/4 hours of her trip she drove an estimated 63 mph. For the second portion of her trip, which took her 3

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Question 1166233: Wendy was traveling from Baltimore, MD to Cleveland, OH. For the first 2 3/4 hours of her trip she drove an estimated 63 mph. For the second portion of her trip, which took her 3 1/2 hours, she drove at an estimated rate of 57 mph. Write an expression to model her distance and calculate how far she drove.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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Constant Travel Rates are based on R=D%2FT, for speed R, distance D, and time T. 
                       SPEED          TIME          DISTANCE

firstpart              63              2%263%2F4         

secondpart             57            3%261%2F2         

TOTALS



The "expression to model her distance", if using the given values,
highlight%28%2863%29%282%263%2F4%29%2B%2857%29%283%261%2F2%29%29


Finished results:
first part distance 173.25 miles
second part distance 199.5 miles
Total distance, 372.75 miles