SOLUTION: A cyclist traveling at a constant speed completes 3/5 of a trip in 1 1/2 hrs. In how many additional hours will the cyclist complete the entire trip?

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Question 132047: A cyclist traveling at a constant speed completes 3/5 of a trip in 1 1/2 hrs. In how many additional hours will the cyclist complete the entire trip?
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SOLUTION -
Completed trip = 3%2F5
remaining trip =1-3%2F5=%285-3%29%2F5=2%2F5
Time taken to complete 3%2F5 trip = 1%2B1%2F2=3%2F2
now
3%2F5 trip can be completed in 3%2F2
1 trip can be completed in %283%2F2%29%2F%283%2F5%29=5%2F2
therefore 2%2F5 trip can be completed in = %285%2F2%29%2A%282%2F5%29=1

Therefore remaining trip can be completed in 1 hour.
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