SOLUTION: The winning sailboat completed a 24-mile race at an average speed of 9 miles/hour. The second-place boat finished with an average speed of 8 miles/hour. How many minutes longer tha

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Question 346073: The winning sailboat completed a 24-mile race at an average speed of 9 miles/hour. The second-place boat finished with an average speed of 8 miles/hour. How many minutes longer than the winner did the second-place boat take to finish the race ?
A 20 min B 33 min C 60 min D 120 min

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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time taken by winner = 24/9 hours
=2.66 hours
time taken by second boat = 24/8 hours
=3 hours
3-2.66= 0.0.34 hour
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0.34 * 60 = 20.4 minutes
Option A