SOLUTION: A group of college students, anxious to get to florida on spring break, drove the 650 mile trip with minimal stops. They computed their average speed for the trip to be 65.5 mi/hr.

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Question 314528: A group of college students, anxious to get to florida on spring break, drove the 650 mile trip with minimal stops. They computed their average speed for the trip to be 65.5 mi/hr. How many hours did the trip take?
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Answer by eshomali(33) About Me  (Show Source):
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about 10 hours or 9.92 hours

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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In the famous formula d=rt, substitute d=650 mi and r=65.5 mi/hr, and solve for the unknown which is t.

d=rt
650=65.5t

Divide both sides by 65.5
650%2F65.5=+t
t=9.92 hours

Dr. Rapalje