SOLUTION: A train route goes from city a to city C Before arriving at city C, the train stops at city B. the train take 9 hours to travel 472 miles from city a to city B. At this rate how lo
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Question 569515: A train route goes from city a to city C Before arriving at city C, the train stops at city B. the train take 9 hours to travel 472 miles from city a to city B. At this rate how long does it take the train to travel the 1578 miles from city b to city c? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A train route goes from city a to city C Before arriving at city C, the train stops at city B. the train take 9 hours to travel 472 miles from city a to city B. At this rate how long does it take the train to travel the 1578 miles from city b to city c?
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rate of speed of train=472 mi/9 hrs=472/9 mph
For the 1578 miles from city b to city c,
travel time=distance/speed=1578/(472/9)≈30 hrs
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Time it takes to travel the 1578 miles from city b to city c=30 hrs
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