SOLUTION: Elizabeth drove the first half of a trip at 36 mi/h. At what speed should she cover the remaining half in order to average 45 mi/h for the whole trip? The distance for the whole

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Question 366836: Elizabeth drove the first half of a trip at 36 mi/h. At what speed should she cover the remaining half in order to average 45 mi/h for the whole trip? The distance for the whole trip is 100 mi.
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Remember, distance equals rate times time. In order to average 45 miles per hour for 100 miles, you must complete the trip in hours.

If you averaged 36 miles per hour for the first 50 miles, then the first half of the trip must have taken hours.

That means you must complete the last half of the trip in hours.

Simply divide 50 miles by hours to get the required speed.

John

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