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Question 510217: Jason' s house is 5 2/3 miles from the airport. He drives to the airport at an average speed of 61 mph, then drives home at an average speed of 57 mph. Approximately how many minutes was his round trip? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jason' s house is 5 2/3 miles from the airport.
He drives to the airport at an average speed of 61 mph, then drives home at an average speed of 57 mph.
Approximately how many minutes was his round trip.
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Convert 5 2/3 to 5.667 miles
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Write time equation time = dist/speed
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t = + = .0929 + .0994 = .1923 hr
Convert to minutes
t = .1923 * 60 = 11.5 minutes
