SOLUTION: Rene is going to the lake to visit some friends. If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take her to get to the lak

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Question 281106: Rene is going to the lake to visit some friends. If the lake is 60 miles away, and Rene is driving at 40 miles per hour the entire time, how long will it take her to get to the lake?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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just thinking about it tells me 1.5 hours
first hour 40 miles
60-40=20
20 miles in half an hour.
by equation
r*t=d
40*t=60
t=6/4=3/2=1.5