SOLUTION: The time it takes to travel to a location varies inversely to the speed traveled. It takes 4 hours driving at an average speed of 55 mile per hour to reach a location. To the neare

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Question 127197: The time it takes to travel to a location varies inversely to the speed traveled. It takes 4 hours driving at an average speed of 55 mile per hour to reach a location. To the nearest tenth of an hour, how long will it take to reach the same location driving at an average speed of 50 miles per hour?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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DISTANCE=RATE*TIME
D=55*4
D=50T
SEEING AS THE DISTANCES ARE THE SAME WE HAVE:
55*4=50T
220=50T
T=220/50
T=4.4 HOURS FOR THE SLOWER DRIVER.