SOLUTION: if you can travel 25 miles in 35 minutes, how long should it take to travel 125 miles? (assume speed is the same.) At what speed (in miles per hour) are you traveling?

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Question 215661: if you can travel 25 miles in 35 minutes, how long should it take to travel 125 miles? (assume speed is the same.) At what speed (in miles per hour) are you traveling?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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25/35=125/x
25x=35*125
25x=4375
x=4375/25
x=175 minutes.
175/60=2.91667 hours.
25/(35/60)=25*60/35=1500/35=42.857 mph.